Ghulam Sediq Wardak

Ghulam Sediq Wardak (born 1942) is a peasant inventor in Afghanistan, credited with 341 inventions, none of which are patented. He is a local hero, despite being only semi-literate, and having no formal higher education. His inventions tend to be practical devices, inspired by needs he perceives in his daily life. His first, made when he was seventeen, was a radio powered by the wearer's bodily electricity.

He has devoted himself to inventing full-time, being supported financially by his four sons.

List of some inventions

• radio powered by body electricity
• automatic cradle rocker
• solar-powered water pump
• solar-powered car
• electric teakettle with an automatic safety shutoff
• burglar alarm that photographs the intruder
• automatic hand-washing system
• flood warning system

External links

• Afghanistan's Father of Invention [1]