THIS SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY IS WORLD'S YOUNGEST MICROSOFT BOFFIN

Ayan Qureshi is the youngest Mircosoft Certified Professional after passing an exam at Birmingham City University (Photo: coventrytelegraph.net)

Walsgrave, England, 22 Muharram 1436/15 November 2014 (MINA) – A gifted young boy from Coventry has become a qualified computer specialist at the age of six.

Ayan Qureshi, who lives in Walsgrave, has become the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional. The Clifford Bridge Primary School pupil was just five years and 11 months when he passed the exam last month – but he’s now turned six. The test is normally taken just before or after university by young adults aiming to be information technology technicians.

When Ayan and his dad Asim arrived at Birmingham City University invigilators were shocked to see such a small candidate. They said he couldn’t take the exam, coventrytelegraph.net quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting on saturday.

But a phone call to Microsoft put problems right and Ayan took his place at a computer alongside the other adult candidates.He finished the online exam before the allowed time of two hours was up and was delighted to hear he had passed.

The certificate, which he keeps in his bedroom, shows he can use operating systems created by USA computing giant Microsoft.Ayan, now six but five when he sat the exam, set a new world record.

The previous youngest Microsoft Certified Professional was Mehroz Yawar from Pakistan who passed at the age of six and a half.

Mr Qureshi, an information technology consultant, said: “From a very early age he used to watch me on the computer. He used to sit beside me and watch very carefully.“He started playing with the computer and using all my spare hardware.”

Mr Qureshi created a computer laboratory for Ayan in the family home.After school each day Ayan would spend several hours working in it learning how to network computers and install and use software and hardware.

He also used some distance learning lessons from London based computer training company IT Bolts.It took five months of daily sessions in the lab to be ready to pass the exam.

So far Ayan hasn’t set his heart on any particular job. But he hopes for a career involving his favourite subjects of maths and computing. Although he isn’t yet working towards another challenge he still enjoys time in the computing lab. Ayan has a brother aged three.

The family live in Dorchester Way, walsgrave Ayan’s mother Mamoona is a doctor training at University Hospital Coventry to be a general practitioner.(T/P009/R04)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)