& medicines from abroad and treated the public free of cost at the Amanbai Charitable hospital, for the sake of the nation. Among his other philanthropic works were distribution of grain during drought of Gujarat in 1877 and 1897, relief works at Burhanpur in 1866, relief works in Yemen, building of rest houses in Mecca, Medina, Karbala, starting orphanage in Kathiawar, starting at least 27 schools and funding establishment of Prince of Wales Science Institute at Aligarh Muslim University, to name a few. Peerbhoy financed his son, Abdul Hussein Peerbhoy's construction of the Matheran Hill Railway which linked Matheran and Neral. References Businesspeople from Mumbai Sheriffs of Mumbai 1846 births 1913 deaths Knights Bachelor Indian Knights Bachelor Indian Ismailis Dawoodi Bohras Recipients of the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal Indian philanthropists Founders of Indian schools and colleges Gujarati people People from Rajkot district Indian businesspeople in textiles All India Muslim League members Indian people in rail transport Indian justices of the peace