Arfa Karim

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Arfa Karim Randhawa ( Urdu ارفع کریم رندهاوا; * February 2, 1995 in Ram Diwali , Faisalabad ; † January 14, 2012 in Lahore ) was a Pakistani A-level student and was considered a child prodigy in the field of computer science .

Life

Karim was from the village of Ram Dewali in Faisalabad, Punjab . Her family was wealthy and western orientated. Her father is a member of the Pakistani military and promoted Arfa, as did her two younger brothers. Arfa Karim first came into contact with computers when she was five. At the age of nine she became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in the world. In 2005 she was from Bill Gates invited the Microsoft to visit -Central in the US.

On August 2, 2005, Arfa Karim was awarded the Fatimah Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of science and technology by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz of Pakistan . In August 2005 she also received the Salaam Pakistan Youth Award , presented by the then President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf . She was also the youngest holder of the Pakistani President's Award for Pride of Performance .

Karim suffered cardiac arrest following an epileptic fit on December 22, 2011, which damaged her brain. She was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital Lahore in critical condition . World's Youngest MCP Arfa Karim Randhawa Shows Signs of Life ( Memento from January 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) There she died on January 14, 2012 at the age of 16. Many celebrities attended the funeral service held on January 15 at the Al-Khalid Mosque in Lahore, including the Prime Minister of Punjab Province, Shahbaz Sharif . Bill Gates personally expressed his condolences to her family, who had previously tried to help and offered treatment abroad.

After her death, the Punjab government decided to name a technology park in Lahore after her.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Heike Vowinkel: The shockingly early death of a child prodigy. In: WELT ONLINE. Axel Springer AG, January 16, 2012, accessed on January 22, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Colin Barker: 9-year-old earns accolade as Microsoft pro. In: CNET News. CBS Interactive, July 18, 2005, accessed January 14, 2012 .
  3. ↑ Todd Bishop: In smarts, she's a perfect 10. Pakistan's girl wonder 'is likely the youngest certified Microsoft expert. In: Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Communications Inc., July 13, 2005, accessed January 22, 2012 .
  4. ↑ dpa: Pakistani child prodigy: Microsoft genius (16) dies of a heart attack. In: rp-online.de. RP ONLINE GmbH, January 15, 2012, accessed on February 22, 2012 .
  5. ^ Fatima Jinnah Award given to 59 personalities. In: DAWN. August 3, 2005, accessed January 15, 2012 .
  6. ↑ Zohaib Nisar: Arfa Karim. In: All About Pakistani (blog at WorldPress.com). January 16, 2012, archived from the original on January 23, 2012 ; accessed on January 22, 2012 (English).
  7. ^ World's Youngest MCSE Professional Arfa Karim from Pakistan Hospitalized. eventspakistan.com, December 29, 2011, accessed January 14, 2012 .
  8. ^ Todd Bishop: Update on Arfa: Doctors now hopeful about Microsoft programming prodigy. In: GeekWire. January 4, 2012, accessed January 15, 2012 .
  9. ↑ Andreas Borcholte, dpa: Heart attack at 16: Microsoft child prodigy Randhawa died. In: SPIEGEL ONLINE. SPIEGELnet GmbH, accessed on January 22, 2012 .
  10. ^ IT Park named after Arfa Karim ( Memento from April 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Karim, Arfa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arfa Karim Randhawa (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pakistani schoolgirl
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Ram Diwali , Pakistan
DATE OF DEATH January 14, 2012
Place of death Lahore