Answer the following question: Facts: - years active: 2005 -- 2014 - spouse: zehra kamal - death date: 30 april 2014 - birth date: 17 december 1975 - name: sarmad tariq '' ' '' ' - website: facebook page - birth place: islamabad , pakistan - religion: islam - occupation: life coach , motivational speaker and a writer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sarmad tariq .
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sarmad tariq -lrb- also known as '' the chairman '' -rrb- was a storyteller and motivational speaker from islamabad , pakistan .after meeting a swimming accident at the age of 15 , he was paralyzed from the left shoulder down and confined to a wheelchair -lrb- hence his nickname -rrb- .he also holds the world record of longest non-stop drive by a quadriplegic by driving his hand controlled car for 33 hours , covering a distance of 1,847 km from khyber to karachi .on 30 january 2005 , he was the first wheelchair-bound athlete to participate in the lahore marathon .by completing the race in seven and a half hours , he qualified to represent his country in ing new york city marathon 2005 and made history for pakistan by returning with a finisher 's medal .among his other accomplishments , he learned to drive a specially adapted automatic car , and obtained a job with a software firm by the age of 23 .soon afterward , he married zehra , his childhood neighbor from the southwestern city of quetta .on 30 april 2014 , tariq died at the age of 38 .