Abbas Gullet is a Kenyan humanitarian worker who, since 2001, has been secretary general of the Kenya Red Cross Society.
[1] Orphaned at an early age, he was adopted and raised by a family in Mombasa.
[2] Gullet received his basic education from Buxton Primary School before proceeding to Mombasa Technical.
After several postings in Kenya and abroad, he was seconded by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) to Kenya in 2001.
[3] During his tenure, he transformed the Society from one that was facing multiple challenges, to a vibrant growing humanitarian organization, for which he was named "UN in Kenya Person of the Year" in 2007.