Riyadh, July 19 -- A 66-year-old Indian driver from Rajasthan has recently returned to India for further medical treatment after suffering a stroke in Saudi Arabia, where he spent 36 years working for the same Saudi family.

Mohammed Shareef moved to Al Hasa in 1990 to work as a house driver and remained in the employment of the same sponsor for more than three decades.

He was admitted to hospital after collapsing from a stroke and received treatment for nearly a month. The illness left one arm and one leg paralysed, but he remains mentally alert.

Sponsor honours worker's wish

During Shareef's treatment, his Saudi sponsor took full responsibility for his medical care and well-being. The sponsor's family reportedly wanted him to remain ...