Dr. K.A. Paul
For nearly four decades, Dr. K.A. Paul has walked into war zones, refugee camps and presidential palaces with one message: every life matters. A global humanitarian, peace advocate and international speaker, he has served leaders and forgotten communities across more than fifty nations.
Humanitarian · Diplomat · Speaker
Serving 50+ nations
40+
Years of service
"Every life matters. Every nation matters. Peace begins the moment we choose to see each other again."
— Dr. K.A. Paul
The Mission
A ministry of presence and peace.
Dr. Paul's work spans diplomacy, disaster response, education and the lifting of communities the world too often forgets. He moves between presidential offices and refugee tents with the same conviction: that the dignity of a human life cannot be reduced by borders, beliefs or politics.
Peace Diplomacy
Mediating between heads of state across Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Disaster Relief
First-response operations in earthquakes, famines and refugee crises.
Youth Academies
Training thousands of next-generation leaders to serve with compassion.
Global Voice
Keynotes to parliaments, faith councils and international forums.
Field Missions
On-the-ground service in war zones, slums and forgotten villages.
Moral Leadership
Bridging governments, faith and civil society in pursuit of dignity.
A Life in Service
From a village in India to the world's capitals.
Born in Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Paul began his mission among the poorest communities of South Asia. That same calling now takes him from cabinet rooms in Washington and Brussels to slums in Mumbai, relief camps in Haiti and youth academies across East Africa.
He is known for direct, unvarnished moral conviction — and for being one of the few voices welcomed in places others cannot reach.
Biography
The world's most popular evangelist.
— The New Republic
Early Life
Anand Kilari Paul was born on September 25, 1963 in the small village of Chittivalsa in the State of Andhra Pradesh, India, into a Hindu family. His parents, Barnabas and Santhosamma, converted to Christianity in 1966.
Paul became a Christian in March 1971 at the age of eight. He travelled with his evangelist father to hundreds of villages across India, sharing the gospel with non-Christian communities. At nineteen, he entered full-time ministry — a calling he has never set down.
Political Life
Dr. Paul has been active in Indian state politics as a member of the Praja Shanti Party. The party was founded to redeem people from slavery, promote equality across all faiths and castes, and to establish a true democracy that serves the forgotten.
He has stood publicly with the marginalized, urging leaders to put people before power and dignity before politics.
Global Peace One
Through charitable contributions, several of Dr. Paul's backers helped acquire a Boeing 747SP aircraft he named Global Peace Ambassadors, flown under the call sign Global Peace One. The aircraft carried aid to disaster areas and to people in need across the developing world.
It became one of the most visible symbols of large-scale, non-state humanitarian airlift in the early 2000s.
Global Peace Initiative
Five years after launching an effort to rescue street children, Dr. Paul met Mother Teresa — an encounter that changed his life forever. Through her example he glimpsed the unlimited potential of a single committed person to change lives, social structures and entire nations.
From that meeting a simple mission was born: bring peace to the world through the Prince of Peace and the service of others. He dedicated himself to those suffering under economic, social, political or natural conditions beyond their control.
That call has grown into a worldwide grassroots movement spanning 148 countries and every major faith. Hundreds of presidents, prime ministers, legislators and governors have joined his initiatives over the years to dignify every human being with peace, health, opportunity and security.
U.S. Congressmen, Senators, and Governors — along with dozens of Indian Members of Parliament and African Presidents — have travelled with Dr. Paul throughout the third world as Peace Ambassadors. Millions hear his radical message of true peace and service to one's neighbor every year.
148
Countries reached
40+
Years in mission
Millions
Lives touched annually
Global Peace Initiative
A worldwide movement born of one encounter.
Five years after launching an effort to rescue street children, Dr. Paul met Mother Teresa. Through that selfless, caring woman, he realized the unlimited potential of one committed person to change lives, social structures and entire nations for the better.
From that encounter a simple mission was born: bring peace to the world through the Prince of Peace and the service of others. Dr. Paul dedicated himself to those suffering under economic, social, political or natural conditions beyond their control.
148
Countries reached
100s
Heads of state engaged
Millions
Hearing the message yearly
All Faiths
United across religions
The Mission
To dignify every human being with peace, health, opportunity and security — serving the forgotten through the Prince of Peace and the service of others.
Read the missionGlobal Peace One
A Boeing 747SP — christened Global Peace Ambassadors — carried aid into disaster zones and developing nations, becoming a worldwide symbol of grassroots humanitarian airlift.
See the airliftPeace Ambassadors
U.S. Congressmen, Senators and Governors, dozens of Indian Members of Parliament and African Presidents have travelled with Dr. Paul through the third world as Peace Ambassadors.
Meet the ambassadors"Hundreds of world leaders — presidents, prime ministers, legislators and governors — have heeded the call to dignify every human life with peace, health, opportunity and security."
Global Peace Initiative · 148 nations
A mission in motion
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The mission, in motion.
A short cinematic look at the Global Peace Initiative — born of a single encounter with Mother Teresa and grown into a grassroots movement across 148 nations, every major faith and hundreds of world leaders.
- · Peace diplomacy with heads of state
- · First-response humanitarian relief
- · Youth academies and moral leadership
Interactive Timeline
From Mother Teresa to today.
Tap a milestone to explore the moments that shaped the Global Peace Initiative.
Meeting Mother Teresa
The encounter that redefined a mission.
Five years into rescuing street children, Dr. Paul met Mother Teresa. Through her selfless example, he glimpsed the unlimited potential of one committed person to change lives, structures and nations.
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Timeline
Decades of mission.
1963
Born in Chittivalsa, Andhra Pradesh
Born September 25, 1963 to Barnabas and Santhosamma in a small village in India.
1966
Family embraces Christianity
His parents converted to Christianity, shaping the household he would grow up in.
1971
A young believer at age eight
Paul became a Christian in March 1971 and began travelling with his evangelist father across hundreds of Indian villages.
1982
Enters full-time ministry at 19
Steps into a lifelong vocation of preaching, service and humanitarian work.
1990s
Encounter with Mother Teresa
Five years into rescuing street children, a meeting with Mother Teresa redefines his sense of mission.
2000s
Global Peace One takes flight
Backers help acquire a Boeing 747SP — Global Peace Ambassadors — used for aid missions to the developing world.
2000s
Praja Shanti Party founded
Enters state politics in India to fight for equality across faiths and castes and to strengthen true democracy.
2010s
A movement across 148 nations
Presidents, prime ministers, senators and governors join as Peace Ambassadors across the third world.
Today
Uniting nations for a hopeful future
Convening summits, training leaders, lifting communities.
Legacy & Aims
A movement, measured in lives.
Across four decades, the mission has grown from village crusades in Andhra Pradesh into a global humanitarian movement — uniting governments, faiths and grassroots communities in a single, defiant act of hope.
Nations served
Years on the field
Leaders mentored
Lbs of aid airlifted
Global Outreach
Mass gatherings, crusades and convocations spanning 148 nations and every major faith tradition.
Education & Training
Bible training centers, leadership academies and seminaries forming the next generation of servant leaders.
Humanitarian Support
Mercy ministry, widow empowerment and rapid relief into earthquakes, famines and refugee corridors.
Healthcare Initiatives
Mobile clinics and medical missions reaching villages, slums and conflict zones the world forgets.
Women Empowerment
Dignity, vocation and protection programs for widows, mothers and rescued girls across the developing world.
Leadership Development
Convening presidents, parliamentarians and pastors through seminars, councils and Peace Ambassador summits.
Media Outreach
Radio, television, publications and audio/video networks carrying a message of peace into every continent.
Community Programs
Schools, children's homes, orphan care, church support and grassroots infrastructure for forgotten villages.
Legacy Begins
From a village in Andhra Pradesh to 148 nations.
The story begins not in a capital, but in a small Indian village — with a family that chose faith, a son who chose service, and a calling that refused to stay local.
Early beginnings
A childhood in Chittivalsa shaped by faith, village evangelism and proximity to the poor.
Mission establishment
Full-time ministry at 19 — preaching, training and standing with the forgotten.
Humanitarian expansion
Rescue work for street children, mercy missions, mobile clinics and orphan care.
Global peace initiatives
Acquiring Global Peace One, building Peace Ambassadors across continents.
International leadership
Convening presidents, parliaments and faith councils for a more humane world.
Portraits
A life in frames.
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