Sooliman is the founder of Gift of the Givers Foundation. It is the largest disaster relief organization of African origin on the African continent. His organization has delivered over $248 million in aid to 45 countries around the world. The organization has also designed and developed the world’s first and largest containerized mobile hospital, which has been deployed in Bosnia. It also runs 24 development projects in South Africa and Malawi. He was awarded South Africa’s Order of the Baobab for distinguished service in April 2010. In 2016, he received the Global Citizen Award from Henley and Partners in London and has received ten honorary doctorates.