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Rizwan Javed
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Rizwan Javed (1990-) is a British railway worker, who has been commended for saving the lives of 29 people who were planning suicide.
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Career
Javed was born in 1990.[1]
During induction in 2015, after being given a job with Great Western Railway, Javed underwent a Samaritans "Managing Suicidal Contacts" course on recognising and comforting people intending suicide.[2] The next week, he identified and reassured his first potential suicide victim.[2]
By 2023, the total number of people he had dissuaded from killing themselves had risen to at least 29.[2][3] During that time, he had switched to working for MTR, on the Elizabeth line, at Ealing Broadway station, as a customer experience manager.[2][3][1]
He also works with The Samaritans, for example promoting the "Small Talk Saves Lives" campaign.[2]
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Recognition
In 2021, Javed received a Points of Light award from the Prime Minister for his actions.[4]
He received a Samaritans Lifesaver Award in 2023, as part of the UK railway industry's RailStaff Awards.[2]
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours "for services to vulnerable people".[1][5]
He has appeared in an episode of the Islam Channel's Living the Life[6] and as a guest on the ITV programme This Morning.[7] He featured in the second episode of the fourth series of the BBC TV programme Extraordinary Portraits, where his portrait was painted by Jack Dickson.[8]
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