An Empowered Woman

Arfa Karim - Microsoft certified professional

An Empowered Woman

Series # 03| Arfa Karim - Microsoft
                      certified professional

In this series of women empowernment, I'm going to introduce you to a girl, who became the pride of her country, she was a little sweet, intelligent girl who not only made the women around the globe proud, but the whole nation.

I'm going to introduce you to youngest Microsoft certified professional of the history, Arfa Karim Randhawa.

Arfa Amjad Karim Randhawa (1995-2012) was a computer prodigy and a Pakistani. She was born in
Lahore.

Arfa resided in Lahore and she studied in Lahore Grammer School, she also resided in other cities of Pakistan, as her father was captain and his post was keep on changing.

Arfa was a brilliant child from her child-hood, that how she wrote a poem just at the age of five proves that how much brilliant and intelligent person she was.

Arfa paved the way for many Pakistani computer scientist, she would have done a lot more for Pakistan but sadly, she died and is not akong us anymore.

When Arfa was still studying, at the age of 16 in the December, 2011, she suffered from cardiac arrest, which worsened her condition and she was put on ventilator. She had her last breath on 14 January, just 18 days away from her 17th birthday.

The demise of Arfa saddened not only the nation, but the whole world. The condemnation of Arfa's death poured from all over the globe. While she was on ventilator, bill gates personally visited her and offered for better medical treatment.

She died in Complex Medical Hospital Lahore.

In the rememberance of Arfa, Arfa Karim Foundation and Arfa Karim tower has been made by her father, Amjad Karim Randhawa. Her father was in army.

Arfa with her father, Amjad Karim Randhawa.

The bond Arfa shared with her father, was undescribable. The way she was always with her father and the bond they shared, it was known by the people around the globe, that she was very precious to his father. Arfa was the only daughter of Amjad Karim Randhawa and Samina Amjad. She had two young brothers and she was the oldest one among her siblings.

His father is one of the strongest person. He treasured her like gem. It not easy to see your child on ventilator.

Arfa Karim and Bill Gates at Microsoft Headquarters, USA.

Achievements

• Became Microsoft Certified Professional - MCP in 2004 at age of Nine, marking history as youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in the world.

• Arfa was registered to Guinness world records book as youngest MCP.

• Arfa was awarded several awards such as Fatima Jinnah Gold medal, Presidential award and Pride Of Performance.

• Arfa was invited by Bill Gates to Microsoft Headquarters, United States Of America.

• 222nd most famous scientist from 201 till current year.

• Became Brand Ambassador to Pakistan's telecommunication company "EVO" in 2010 at just the age of 14.

• Arfa Karim Tower, owned by Arfa's Father Amjad Karim Randhawa, is the largest tower in Lahore.

• In November 2006, Arfa attended the Tech-Ed Developers conference themed Get ahead of the game held in Barcelona on an invitation from Microsoft. She was the only Pakistani among over 5000 developers in that conference. She is the youngest recipient of this award. Article by Canada - Pakistan affiliated chamber of trade.

• Arfa attained several titles like Youngest Microsoft certified professional, Bill Gate's Queen, Ardent Patriot, Skilled poetess, Daughter of Nation.

- Got Flight Aviation Certificate only at the age of 10.

Quotes by Arfa

❝ Death is not greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.❞ - Arfa Karim

❝ People say I am genius. I might be one but I am not the only one. There are many other Pakistani girls and boys like me. All those gems need, a little bit of polishing. And I will do it. That's my aim.❞ - Arfa Karim

At the end of this, I want to say this, ARFA WILL FOREVER LIVE IN OUR HEARTS.

I was really a big fan of Arfa in 2020, and while writing about her and reading about her life again, my love for Arfa remains the same. She is inspiration of many around the world.

The aim she had, the will power, the strength, the strong wish she had to educate and pave the way for many students, especially in undeveleping countries, where there's not proper education, girls like Arfa are gem and a blessing born once only in centuries probably.

She had a strong wish to help these gems come forward and make their country proud.

If she was alive today, she would have set and broken many world records, in addition to it, she would be probably a human right activist and motivational speaker today.

What Arfa teached us, that if you have a definite aim in life, no one can stop you from achieving it. You have the power to make every impossible thing possible, you just need to try a bit hard.

We love you Arfa 🤍 May Allah grant you highest rank in Paradise. You did so many things for us. 🤍

Arfa forever in our hearts 🤍

Gone to soon, our proud 💔