Arfa Karim

Arfa Karim
ارفع کریم
Photograph of Arfa Karim standing next to a golden Microsoft company logo on the wall of Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, United States
Karim c. 2005
Born
Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa

(1995-02-02)2 February 1995
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Died14 January 2012(2012-01-14) (aged 16)
Combined Military Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
Cause of deathCardiac arrest due to epileptic seizure
Resting placeRam Diwali, Faisalabad
Alma materLahore Grammar School, Paragon City Branch
Known forWorld's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, 2004–2008[1][2]
Awards

Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa (Urdu: ارفع کریم رندھاوا‎, Punjabi: ارفع کریم رندھاوا‎; 2 February 1995 – 14 January 2012) was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy who became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2004. She was submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records for her achievement.[3] Arfa kept the title until 2008 and went on to represent Pakistan on various international forums, including the TechEd Developers Conference. She received Pakistan's highest literary award, the Presidential Pride of Performance from General Pervez Musharraf in 2005. A science park in Lahore, the Arfa Software Technology Park, is named in her honour.[4][5][6][7] At the age of 10, Arfa was invited by Bill Gates to visit Microsoft's headquarters in the United States.[8] She died in 2012, aged 16, from a cardiac arrest.

Biography

Early life

Randhawa was born into an ethnic Punjabi family from Ram Diwali in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan.[citation needed]

Career

After returning to Pakistan from a visit to the Microsoft headquarters, Randhawa gave numerous television and newspaper interviews. S. Somasegar, the vice president of Microsoft's Software Development Division, wrote about her in his blog.[7] On 2 August 2005, Arfa was presented the Fatimah Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of Science and Technology by the prime minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz at the 113th anniversary of Fatima Jinnah's birth.[9] She also received the Salaam Pakistan Youth Award in August 2005 from the president of Pakistan.[10] Randhawa received the President's Award for Pride of Performance in 2005,[11] 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. She was made brand ambassador for Pakistan Telecommunication Company's 3G Wireless Broadband service, "EVO", in January 2010.[12]

Recognition

Upon her return from the US, Randhawa became an icon in Pakistan.[13] She was interviewed by various channels, invited to several international conferences and summits, and received awards from the president and prime minister of Pakistan.[14] In 2006, Microsoft invited her to be the keynote speaker at the Tech-Ed developers conference held in Barcelona.[11]

Representation at international forums

Randhawa represented Pakistan on various international forums and was invited by the Pakistan Information Technology Professionals Forum for a two-week stay in Dubai, where a dinner reception was hosted in her honour; Dubai dignitaries, including the Ambassador of Pakistan, attended. She was presented with various awards and gifts, including a laptop.[15] In November 2006, Randhawa attended the Tech-Ed Developers conference themed Get Ahead of The Game held in after receiving an invitation from Microsoft.[11] She was the only Pakistani among over 5000 developers in that conference.[16]

Death

In 2011, Randhawa was studying at the Lahore Grammar School Paragon Campus in her second year of A-levels. On 22 December 2011, she had a cardiac arrest after an epileptic seizure that damaged her brain and was admitted to Lahore's Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in critical condition.[6]

On 9 January 2012, Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, contacted Randhawa's parents and directed her doctors to adopt "every kind of measure" for her treatment. Gates set up a special panel of international doctors who remained in contact with her local doctors through teleconference. The panel assisted in diagnosing and treating her illness.[17] Local doctors dismissed the option of moving Randhawa to another hospital due to her being on a ventilator and in critical condition. Members of her family have lauded Bill Gates for offering to bear her treatment expenses.[18]

Randhawa began to improve on 13 January 2012, and some areas of her brain began to show indications of healing. Microsoft had discussed flying her to the United States for treatment, according to her father, Amjad Abdul Karim Randhawa.[19]

Randhawa died at a hospital in Lahore on 14 January 2012, aged 16. Her funeral, which was held on the following day, was attended by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif. She was buried in her ancestral village Chak No. 4JB Ram Diwali, on Faisalabad-Sargodha Road Faisalabad.[20]

Arfa Software Technology Park

Arfa Software Technology Park is the country's largest Information and Communications Technology Park located in Lahore.[21] The seventeen-storey building is the first international standard facility in Pakistan.[21] The project started under the name "Lahore Technology Park" before being renamed "Arfa Software Technology Park" on 15 January 2012.[21] There is a permanent secretariat of the Arfa Karim Foundation at the Arfa Software Technology Park.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". geo.tv. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Arfa Karim Late - The Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional from Pakistan". Matics Today. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Arfa Karim in Guinness Book". The Express Tribune. 23 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Software Technology Park name changed to Arfa Software Technology Park". The News (newspaper). 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  5. ^ "9-year-old earns accolade as Microsoft pro". Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Remembering a remarkable girl who made a mark on Microsoft". 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Arfa Karim Randhawa young IT child prodigy | Pakistan's youngest MCP". 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  8. ^ In smarts, she's a perfect 10 – Seattle Pi Archived 14 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ "Fatima Jinnah Award given to 59 personalities". DAWN. 3 August 2005. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  10. ^ Technology: 'Shining Pakistan' – DAWN Science; 10 September 2005. Archived 21 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ a b c Dawn.com (14 January 2012). "Arfa Karim passes away in Lahore". Dawn. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  12. ^ "PTCL striving hard to provide best services". Daily Times. 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Arfa Karim a wonder child of Pakistan". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Arfa Karim: The sun sets in the East". Pakistan Today. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Child prodigy honoured". DAWN. 27 August 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  16. ^ "Arfa Abdul Karim's funeral prayer offered in Lahore". Samaa News. 15 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  17. ^ Report, Dawn (15 January 2012). "Arfa loses fight against epilepsy". Dawn. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Bill Gates contacts Arfa's father for treatment". Geo.tv. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  19. ^ "Arfa Karim remembered". The News International. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  20. ^ "The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 15 Jan 2012, Retrieved 22 Dec 2016". Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  21. ^ a b c "Arfa Software Technology Park | PITB". Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Shahbaz praises Arfa; inaugurates IT Park". The Nation. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

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