Pride of Pakistan Arfa Karim's 12th death anniversary today
Pakistan
Arfa Karim became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional at the age of just nine
LAHORE (Web Desk) - The 12th death anniversary of world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional Arfa Karim Randhawa is being observed today (Sunday).
She was born in a small village near Faisalabad on February 2, 1995.
Arfa Karim became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) at the age of just nine in 2004.
Karim’s name roared across the entire IT world for being the youngest to pass the MCP exam and she remained talk of the town throughout her life.
The owner of Microsoft, Bill Gates invited her to visit the company’s headquarter in the United States when she was only ten years old.
The genius brain won many awards and international recognitions for her brilliance in the world of Information Technology (IT).
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She was awarded with the Fatima Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of Science and Technology in 2005 by the then prime minister of Pakistan. She also received the Salaam Pakistan Youth Award the same year.
Arfa Karim was also decorated with the Pride of Performance award. A well-equipped software technology park has been named after her in Lahore.
Arfa Karim passed away on January 14, 2012 in Lahore at the age of sixteen following an epileptic attack.
