Babar Iqbal
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| Born | 2 March 1997 Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Residence | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Profession | Computer Programmer , IEEE Published Researcher |
| Website | www.babariqbal.com |
Babar Iqbal (Urdu: بابراقبال; born 2 March 1997 in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) is a young I.T. prodigy from Pakistan who started computer programming at the age of 5. He came to prominence by becoming the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in the world at the age of 9, as well as obtaining the record of being the youngest CIWA aged 9, youngest CWNA at 10, youngest Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) at 11 and youngest MCTS in .NET 3.5 at 12 after Arfa Karim Randhawa.[1][2][3] [4]
His research has been accepted by 8th IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (Innovations'12).[5][6] As of 2009 Iqbal was based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and was undergoing training and working with Microsoft.[7]
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- ^ Pakistani boy became youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, Pak Tribune
- ^ Babar advances in IT with 4th record , Geo TV
- ^ Whiz kid: After 4 world records, 14-year-old to present first research paper, Pak Tribune
- ^ Pakistan’s Babar Iqbal’s Research Recognized on iDevices , CIO Pakistan
- ^ http://propakistani.pk/2012/02/07/babar-iqbal-sets-another-world-record/
- ^ Babar Iqbal publishes research paper on Digital Forensic Science, sets world record, (P@SHA)
- ^ Computer prodigy wants to make technology friendlier, Gulf News
External links [edit]
- Babar Iqbal Official Website
