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| Born | 1990  |
| Occupation | Railway worker |
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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.
Rizwan Javed | |
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| Born | 1990 |
| Occupation | Railway worker |
| Employer |
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| Awards |
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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.
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]
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]