Arfa Karim

Arfa Karim
Arfa Karim
ارفع کریم
	Karim c. 2005
Born	Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa; 2 February 1995; Faisalabad, Pakistan
Died	14 January 2012 (aged 16); Combined Military Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
Cause of death	Cardiac arrest due to epileptic seizure
Resting place	Ram Diwali, Faisalabad
Alma mater	Lahore Grammar School
Known for	World's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, 2004–2008
Awards	Fatima Jinnah Gold Medal (2005); Presidential Pride of Performance (2005);

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. 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. At the age of 10, Arfa was invited by Bill Gates to visit Microsoft's headquarters in the United States. She died in 2012, aged 16, from a cardiac arrest.

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