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| Arfa Karim, a Pakistani Girl, Youngest one Who had Received Microsoft Certified Professinal (MCP) Directly From Bill Gate |
Not only in Pakistan, everyone who belongs t0 IT education and IT
industry definitely knows the name Arfa karim
Randhawa from all over the world due to her achievements in the field of
information technology at an early age. This girl was the shining star of the
Pakistan, unfortunately not more among us.
Arfa Karim Biography
She was born on February 2, 1995. Her Roots are belonging to
Randhawa Family (A Jutt family). Her Village name is Chak No 4 JB Ram Dewali
situated in Faisalabad, a city of Punjab Province. Arfa Karim father’s Name is Amjad Karim Randhawa (a retired Army
Personnel who served for 21 years as Lt. Col) and her mother’s name is Samina
Amjad.
Arfa Karim Achievements
She is brilliant computer prodigy who became the youngest Microsoft
Certified Professional (MCP) at the age of just nine years-in year 2004.
In July 2005, Bill Gates (Co-founder and CEO of Microsoft) personally
met her not only to award her earned Certification but also praise her.
She was also succeeded to put her name in the Guinness Book of World Record, and maintain it until 2008, Arfa Karim
sole owner of this record.
Recognitions
She started to represent Pakistan Face on numerous international
forums such as TechEd Developers Conference held in Barcelona in November 2016.
She had attended the conference as a part of keynote session upon the special
invitation by Microsoft. The concept of the Conference was “Get Ahead of the
Game”, and Arfa Karim Randhawa presented
her as true face of the theme “Get Ahead of the Game”. There were 5000
developers in the conference from all over the world, and Arfa Karim is the only Pakistani among them.
She was visited Dubai for two weeks on the invitation made by IT
professionals of Dubai. A special dinner was hosted by diagnostics of Dubai
including Ambassador of Pakistan to praise her success in such an early age. At
the age of Ten (10) she also received the “First Flight Certificate” by flying
club in Dubai after flew a plane.
Another awesome achievement of this extraordinary student “Araf
Karim Randhawa” was the winning of “President‘s Award for Pride of Performance”
in 2005. Usually this award is being awarded to those people who have shown
marvelous and par excellent performance in their respective fields such as art,
literature, science, medicine and so on.
On August 2005, Fatima Jinnah Gold Medal was presented to her in
the field of Science and Technology by Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Shaukat
Aziz on the 113th birth ceremony of Fatima Jinnah, sister of Quaid e
Azim Muhammad Ali Jinnah-Founder of Pakistan. In 2005, President of Pakistan
also awarded her Salaam Pakistan Youth Award.
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| Arfa Karim Tower or Arfa Software Technology Park Situated in Lahore City, Capital of Province Punjab, Pakistan |
Remember the technology park was renamed by Chief Minister of
Punjab Mr. Shabazz Sharif. Earlier, the project name was “Lahore Technology
Park (15 January, 2012).
Arfa Karim Cause of Death
In 2001, she was studying in second year of A-Levels at the Lahore
Grammar School Paragon Campus at the age of sixteen years. On December 2011,
she was suffered by cardiac arrest after epileptic seizures that become the
cause of her brain damage, and was admitted in Lahore’s CMH (Combined Military
Hospital) in critical situation.
On January 2, 2012 Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani
with His daughter Fizal Batool Gilani visited Hospital to investigate the
health conditions of the Arfa Karim Randhawa.
On January 2012, Bill Gates (owner of the Microsoft) had made up a
team of special doctors that was remained in touch with local doctors through
teleconference for the better treatment of Arfa Karim.
On January 14 2012, Arfa
Karim was passed away at the CMH Lahore hospital just at the age of 16. She
was buried in her village Chak No 14 JB Ram Dewali, Faislabad.
On Arfa Karim death, Bill Gates had expressed his sadness by
saying:
“This is the black day of my life and same for Pakistan
because I lost my princess colleague and Pakistan Lost her Pakistani.”
The princess colleague of Bill Gates, had said in an interview
after receiving award:
“It means a lot to me, because it helped me get recognition
worldwide and to fulfill the dreams of my parents, especially my late
grandfather, Ch. Abdul Karim Randhawa. I am thankful to my Allah Almighty and
my teachers, without whom I could not have achieved this honor. This is just
the beginning.
Highlights of Arfa Karim Biography
Full Name: Arfa Abdul Karim
Randhawa
Father Name: Lt. Col
(Rtd) Amjad Karim Randhawa
Mother Name: Samina Amjad
Family Name: Randhawa
( A Jut Family)
Village: Chak No 4 JB Ram Dewali
situated in Faisalabad, a city of Punjab Province, Pakistan.
Schooling: Grammar School Paragon Campus,
Lahore-A level
Achievement: Youngest
Microsoft Certified Professional at the age of just 9 years
Award: Win
President Performance Award
Cause of Death: Epileptic
seizures
Date of Death: 14 January, 2012
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