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Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Boyoorisha: 10:55pm On Jan 24, 2013 |
[Shafay Thobani, 8, youngest IT prodigy] KARACHI: Shafay Thobani, an eight-year-old child has won the honour of being the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, Geo News reported. Born on March 13, 2004, Shafay grew interested in computers ever since he was a baby. On April 9, 2012, Shafay appeared in the Prometric test and secured 91 per cent marks, thus making him the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Training Specialist (MCTS) at the age of eight years and 24 days. The young man is certified professional in Microsoft Windows 7 Configuration and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. Before appearing in the exam, he remained under training of Microsoft certified trainers for 13 months. His trainer Faisal Durrani said it was a challenge for him to teach complicated concepts such as Domain Name System (DNS) and Internet Protocol (IP) address to a child as young as Shafay. “So we split the 40-hour course designed for grown-up IT specialists into 13 months for the child. We taught him by giving him easy examples in order to grasp the concepts. Teaching him for three to four hours everyday, we would also allow him breaks to let him be the normal kid that he is, swimming, playing football or rollerblading,” said Mr Durrani. Speaking of the boy’s main areas of interest, Shafay’s father Dr. Shah Thobani said he liked network and communication programming. “He has already completed 65 per cent of Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization, too,” he added. “Shafay was born in 2004, the same year Arfa was declared the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional at the age of nine. Arfa was an inspiration for us and I hope that Shafay, too, would be a role model for more children to show their tremendous achievements,” Dr Thobani said. Shafay said, “I am proud of myself and I will work for Pakistan in any In 2008, a 9-year-old girl from India achieved certification and reports surfaced that she was the youngest. Another girl who was from Pakistan -- and sadly passed away in January at the age of 16 -- had been certified in 2005 when she was 9 years old. New record or not, Shafay notes on his website that his life dreams include helping the poor people of his country, and meeting Bill Gates. He is also open to being hired as a consultant. Shafay said, “I am proud of myself and I will work for Pakistan in any way possible.” http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-58305-Shafay-Thobani-IT-prodigy 3 Likes |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Nobody: 7:59am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Nice |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Nobody: 8:00am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Nigerian own na - young girl speaks in tongues and preaches Other countries dey arrange their future well.. Our govt still dey hustle to fix power.. E go beta, congrats to the young fella.. EDIT: his claim to being the youngest might be bogus..
Link: tribune.com.pk/story/406713/shafay-thobani-worlds-youngest-mcts-or-self-proclaimed-child-prodigy/ 2 Likes |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Goldenheart(m): 8:03am On Jan 25, 2013 |
nice to meet you... kid btw...............32C. (3rd to comment) |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by DJDOLA(m): 8:04am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Mtchhewwww...make una come nigeria come see as talent dey waste..a 5 years old nigeria boy can repair radio and tv...without learning it oooo 3 Likes |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by CollinsRoy: 8:05am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Congrats Kid, let's hope Bill doesn't use u 4 sumtin else |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by IleIfe2(m): 8:07am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Collins Roy: Congrats Kid, let's hope Bill doesn't use u 4 sumtin else 1 Like |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Nobody: 8:07am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Indians/Pakistani's are really going hard at ICT. We Nigerians have a very long way to go. Internet accessibility and penetration is still poor. Computer literacy rate is still very low. We are generally backward. Not even enough power supply to power computers and other tech gadgets. ***sighs*** 2 Likes |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Nobody: 8:09am On Jan 25, 2013 |
woooooooooww!!...congrats to the young lad. It aint easy.i wish this could be the kinda of news that will be trending on NL's front page rather than evils perpertuated by boko haram, murders and all other societal ills that has eaten deep into the fabrics of our society 2 Likes |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by eherbal(m): 8:10am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Impressed,but under the same healthy circumstance,the Nigerian kid would've done better. 2 Likes |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by VellyG(m): 8:14am On Jan 25, 2013 |
To pass MCTS at this age shows he's really a guru |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by OmolodMilkman93(m): 8:15am On Jan 25, 2013 |
I was a child prodigy in my sec skul days too, until uniport pharmacy killed me, he is cute BTW, |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by DJDOLA(m): 8:16am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Brand_new: Indians/Pakistani's are really going hard at ICT. We Nigerians have a very long way to go.but I thout they said one nigeria guy is among people dat creat computerm.niger got talent ooo |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Nobody: 8:17am On Jan 25, 2013 |
e-herbal: So true. Give us stable power supply and technology infrastructures, and you'll be amazed of kids ability in IT.... |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Nobody: 8:21am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Imagine.... The article even called him a "young man". Very impressive. |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by DonTim1: 8:23am On Jan 25, 2013 |
dont underestimate d power of dumps too. those concept win7 n ws08r2 are not for 8yrars old, even peeps with years of experience still dont grasp it all. congrats to d kid though |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by neksummi(m): 8:23am On Jan 25, 2013 |
That's great! |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Nobody: 8:25am On Jan 25, 2013 |
What was i doing at 8?...*muses*ermm...i was 'chasing' my neighbour's daughter then 1 Like |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Symphony007: 8:26am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Meanwhile in nigeria most teens want to be musicians...an educational career is taking a back seat to ghastly music!! We really need to address this perception "some" teens are learning and are actually seeing of "some" artiste droping out from school to do music and make money. It makes "some" teens ask themeselves why they have to go to school..i'm not saying this is rampant but it's there and creeping futher. 1 Like |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by chidexy(m): 8:28am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Brand_new: Indians/Pakistani's are really going hard at ICT. We Nigerians have a very long way to go. You blame the parents. An average Nigerian parent would probably prefer to buy one or more cars before (if at all they do consider it) thinking of owning a computer. And when they do purchase one, the kids are forbidden to use it. In most of these countries, parents buy their kids computers at a very young age and they grow up exploring its functionalities. How many Nigerian Students (at all levels) own their own computer? But most would likely have phones that cost as much as a scaled down computer |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by wellmax(m): 8:36am On Jan 25, 2013 |
An eight year old just made records in Nigeria too..... She is pregnant. |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Onlinebiz2012: 8:41am On Jan 25, 2013 |
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Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by KINGwax(m): 8:47am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Jes help them bring down america's defence network in 2minutes. U shld be groomed for a purpose. Congrats though |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Bolt2011(m): 8:48am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Work for Pakistan, hmmm? I hope it won't be in the area of terrorism Anyway congrats Shafay; a challenge to Africa |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by alaladakosta(f): 9:03am On Jan 25, 2013 |
at that age i play suwe non stop till nigth before settling down to watch willi willi don die.nice one though.happy for him. |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by DWJOBScom(m): 9:03am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Trust me naija IT gurus exist!!! They are silently working on something big and will soon pop up. Most of them are tugged in somewhere slaving and working for one firm or the other to survive but slowly doing their thing.....patiently wait for and believe in Nigeria |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by Bolt2011(m): 9:05am On Jan 25, 2013 |
e-herbal: I disagree with you on this, the priviledged Nigerian 8 year olds are busy With 2go, facebook and playing games on their mobile phones. Some ignorant parents even buy blackberry phones for their kids. |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by horlatunde(m): 9:14am On Jan 25, 2013 |
VellyG: To pass MCTS at this age shows he's really a guruEvery body can learn in his area of interest only if d teachers are Good in making academics Easy. Nigeria teachers are Dull. 1 Like |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by gene1(m): 9:15am On Jan 25, 2013 |
nice one
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Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by nuorlah: 9:18am On Jan 25, 2013 |
These are what the ministry gor youths and sports should look into abi. Give enabling environments for Nigerian minds to grow God help us |
Re: Eight-year-old Shafay Is The Youngest Microsoft Tech Certified Specialist by tellwisdom: 9:35am On Jan 25, 2013 |
Nice one sharafa |
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