Ayan Qureshi
| Ayan Qureshi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 February 2009 Lahore, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Clifford Bridge Primary School |
| Occupation | None |
| Known for | World's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, September 2014–present |
| Website |
ayanqureshi |
Ayan Qureshi (Urdu: ایان قریشی; born 24 February 2009) is the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, since September 2014 from Pakistan.
Biography
Qureshi is the youngest[1] Microsoft Certified Professional after successfully passing the standard examination procedures for the certification at Birmingham City University Center on 27 September 2014, at age of 5 years and 7 months.[2] He beat the record previously held by Mehroz Yawar from Pakistan, who passed the Microsoft Certified Professional exam at age six and a half.[3]
Awards and nominations
In January 2015, Qureshi was nominated for the Young Achiever award at the British Muslim Awards.[4]
Personal life
Qureshi was born in Lahore, Pakistan.[3] and his family moved to England from Pakistan in 2009. He has his own computer lab at his home in Coventry, containing a computer network which he built, and spends roughly two hours a day learning about the Microsoft Operating systems. His mother, Mamoona, is training to be a general practitioner.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Gill, Gurvinder (14 November 2014). "Five-year-old passes Microsoft exam". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ Van Nguyen, Dean. "Six-year-old becomes world's youngest-ever certified computer specialist". http://www.siliconrepublic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - 1 2 Boren, Zachary Davies (29 October 2014). "Five year old British boy becomes youngest ever qualified computer specialist". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled". Asian Image. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.