Muhammad Huzair Awan

Muhammad Huzair Awan
Born (2006-06-05) June 5, 2006
Pakistan

Muhammad Huzair Awan (Urdu: محمد ہزیر اعوان; born: 5 June 2006, also known as Cyber Kid) is a Pakistani Information Technology (IT) professional and public speaker. In 2013, he became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) at the age of seven,[1][2] after Arfa Karim Randhawa who achieved this title at the age of nine.[3][4] He became the youngest International Computer Driving License Certified (ICDL) in 2014 at the age of eight.[5] He is the Brand Ambassador of IEEE-Pakistan since 2014.[6] In 2019, he has been included in the UNICEF Adolescent Champion Project.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Aiming high: 7-year-old computer whiz claims Microsoft honour". The Express Tribune. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Ganske kvik: Syv-årig dreng består Microsoft-certificering". Computer World. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Pakistani minor declared youngest IT Security professional". Geo.tv. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  4. ^ "Meet the magnum – M. Huzair Awan". The Nation. 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ "PAKISTAN'S YOUNGEST ICDL CERTIFICATE HOLDER". ICDL Asia. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  6. ^ "Event Report-IEEE Pakistan Student/YP/WIE Congress, 2014 Report" (PDF). IEEE.ORG. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  7. ^ @mohrpakistan (28 June 2019). "Huzair is a Pakistani adolescent who became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional at the age of 7..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.