A benevolent Birmingham student is on a mission to banish healthcare inequality around the world, whilst crooning spiritual ballads for charity.
20-year-old, Abdul Sattar Mahomed, who is studying at Aston University lives a whirlwind life of fundraising, singing and hospital visits.
In particular, he is keen to help people in Malawi.
While he was not born there, members of his family were and he heard stories of disadvantaged people unable to access proper healthcare while growing up.
This inspired his desire to give back to the world through his new charity FreeMed, leading to a nomination at the British Muslim Awards 2025 for ‘Young Achiever of the Year’.
Abdul said: “I am originally from Leicester and moved to Aston a year ago for university.
“I started fundraising as a child and also had a passion for reciting Nasheeds (spiritual vocal music).
“With the LIA Relief Trust, I recorded my first album at age 11 in one week, all proceeds went to charity, and we raised over £10,000.”
He said he wanted to particularly help countries like Malawi, which has some healthcare and economic inequality. “I heard stories of lack of healthcare in hospitals,” he said.
“When my mother gave birth to me, she had to deliver on plastic sheets on the bed.”
Abdul started singing Nasheeds throughout primary school to raise money for charity, his fans then encouraged him to release his music.
Over the years he uploaded across social media singles including ‘Rasool’Allah’, ‘Mere Mola Tera Saani’ and ‘Life’ racking up thousands of views.
He won various accolades including Her Majesty the Queens Young Artist of the Year 2019.
Life got busy when Abdul started studying Medicine alongside releasing Nasheed music from his home studio.
He said: “I mentor young people to inspire them out of bad lifestyles, and some have even been inspired to sing Nasheeds to because of me.
“There is a big crisis in the UK and Birmingham where people don’t receive the right healthcare because of their background, or they don’t understand what they can get.
“FreeMed is accessible healthcare for all, it is an organisation that I am in the process of founding.
“When I started medical school, I wanted to combine my passion for healthcare and helping people, being born in a poverty stricken part of Malawi my family witnessed the challenges of accessing healthcare.
“We aim to bridge that gap between healthcare professionals in the UK to patients in developing nations.
“I mentor young people to inspire them out of bad lifestyles.”
Abdul Sattar Mahomed
Student at Aston University
