Arfa karim randhawa biography template
•
Arfa Kareem: Youngest IT Professional
Arfa Kareem: Youngest IT Professional
Copyright:
Available Formats
Original Title
Copyright
Available Formats
Share this document
Share or Embed Document
Did you
•
Arfa Karim
Pakistani computer prodigy (1995–2012)
Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa (Urdu: ارفع کریم رندھاوا, Punjabi: ارفع کریم رندھاوا; 2 February 1995 – 14 January 2012) was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy who became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2004. She was submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records for her achievement.[3] Arfa kept the title until 2008 and went on to represent Pakistan on various international forums, including the TechEd Developers Conference. She received Pakistan's highest literary award, the Presidential Pride of Performance from General Pervez Musharraf in 2005. A science park in Lahore, the Arfa Software Technology Park, is named in her honour.[4][5][6][7] At the age of 10, Arfa was invited by Bill Gates to visit Microsoft's headquarters in the United States.[8] She died in 2012, aged 16, from a cardiac arrest.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Randhawa was born into an ethnic Punjabi family from Ram Diwali in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]After returning to Pakistan from a visit to the Microsoft headquarters, Randhawa gave numerous television and newspaper interviews. S.
•