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- Arfa Karim Randhawa is a young woman who was born in 1995 in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- When she first came across a computer at her classroom, she was just five years old.
- She was so fascinated by it that she insisted her father, who had previously worked for the UN peacekeeping team, purchase her a computer.
- Her father fulfilled her wish by purchasing her a computer.
- Her father chose to register her at an IT education and training centre close to their Faisalabad house after noticing her amazing computer skills.
- She picked things up quickly and did well in the institute.
- The management of the school advised her father to pursue her Microsoft certification because she was qualified for it.
- She successfully passed the Microsoft certification exam in 2004
- At the age of nine, became the youngest-ever Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) after a few months of intensive study during the summer vacation.
- Bill Gates praised her confidence and expressed his admiration for her intelligence.