Arfa Karim

A genius among us

I was fortunate to get many copies of this stamp.Let me know if you want this stamp.

To know and read about this young person is a marvel.More details below.
Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa (Urdu: ارفع کریم رندهاوا‎‎, 2 February 1995 – 14 January 2012) was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy who in 2004 at the age of nine years became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). She kept the title until 2008. Arfa represented Pakistan on various international forums including the TechEd Developers Conference. She also received the President’s Award for Pride of Performance. A science park in Lahore, the Arfa Software Technology Park, was named after her.^[2][3][4][5] She was invited by Bill Gates to visit the Microsoft Headquarters in the USA.^[6]







Arfa was born into a family from the village of Chak No. 4JB Ram Dewali in Faisalabad, Punjab. After returning to Pakistan from a visit to Microsoft headquarters, Arfa gave numerous television and newspaper interviews. S. Somasegar, the vice president of the Software Development Division, wrote about her in his blog.^[5] On 2 August 2005, Arfa was presented the Fatimah Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of Science and Technology by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz on the occasion of 113th birth anniversary of Fatima Jinnah.^[7] She also received the Salaam Pakistan Youth Award again in August 2005 from the President of Pakistan.^[8] Arfa is also the recipient of the President's Award for Pride of Performance,^[9] a civil award usually granted to people who have shown excellence in their respective fields over a long period of time. She is the youngest recipient of this award. Arfa was made brand ambassador forPakistan Telecommunication Company's 3G Wireless Broadband service named EVO in January 2010.^[10]