LONDON: Nobel Peace Prize winner and training activist Malala Yousafzai has praised the exceptional achievement of fellow Pakistani Mahnoor Cheema, who scored 34 GCSEs with A-stars, making a brand new UK and world file.
Malala hosted a dinner for Cheema and her household to reward her a number of accomplishments at merely 16 years of age describing her as an inspiration to kids in Pakistan and all over the world.
The two met after Cheema revealed that Malala had been an inspiration to her since she was seven years of age and that she had Malala’s posters in her bed room. She considers Malala to be her function mannequin because of her full braveness within the face of challenges, kindness, humility and keenness. The mother and father of each Malala and Mahnoor additionally attended the dinner at a restaurant in central London.
The News reported final week that the 16-year-old British Pakistani pupil Mahnoor Cheema had handed an astonishing complete of 34 topics on the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) stage – setting a brand new file within the historical past of the United Kingdom in addition to internationally. She handed 17 topics with A* grades as a non-public candidate in yr 10 and added 17 extra topics in Year 11 — taking the overall depend to 34 — and marking the very best variety of topics ever taken by a pupil within the historical past of UK and EU GCSEs.
Malala Yousafzai and Mahnoor Cheema spoke to The News solely about Oxford University, meals, fame, desires and academic accomplishments.
Expressing her views on assembly with the Nobel Prize winner, an elated Cheema stated that assembly Malala was every little thing she may have hoped for.
“This has been a surreal experience for me. Meeting Malala has been my childhood dream because she has been such an inspiration to me since I was very young. As a Pakistani, she has become a pioneer for female education and she is working hard for the empowerment of young women. This is truly a dream come true for me.,” she stated.
Meanwhile, the Nobel Prize winner stated she was very happy with Mahnoor Cheema. She stated: “Mahnoor has performed brilliantly. It’s a matter of huge pride for all Pakistanis and others that a Pakistani girl like Mahnoor has accomplished something so inspirational. She has inspired lots of children; I dream that girls all over the world get a chance to obtain an education, and it fills my heart with joy when I see girls like Mahnoor doing so well and working hard. I wish that girls around the world can flourish and move up the charts in education, and Mahnoor is inspiring other girls with the message that you can achieve anything in life as long as you work hard and get good grades to fulfil your dreams. I am very happy for Mahnoor and I wish her all the best.”
Cheema has expressed her intention to check drugs at Oxford University. Malala has already graduated from Oxford University with a Philosophy, Politics and Economics diploma. They talked about learning at Oxford and what life is like there.
Malala stated: “I told Mahnoor that she is a remarkable student; she is very, talented, hard-working and bright. Inshallah, If she continues with her brilliance, she will get offers from all top-ranking universities, be it Oxford or any other university. She can fulfil her dreams there and I am very excited for Mahnoor. I have full faith that she will continue to shine and I am sure that she will continue to make us proud. She is a dedicated girl who wants to serve humanity, and she told me she wants to study medicine. When I asked her what she wanted to be, she told me that her main objective is to serve the ones who lack basic health facilities. Her passion for working for others and giving back to society is inspiring and I have full faith that she can study at any university she wants to and one day will be to contribute a lot for the betterment of humanity.”
Cheema stated Malala shared suggestions along with her about life at Oxford University, how one can stability training and social life, how one can write an excellent private assertion, and what to do in the course of the interviews.
The 16-year-old stated that she got here to learn about Malala Yousafzai for the primary time in Pakistan when her mom gave her a newspaper and requested her to learn a narrative about Malala Yousafzai. She shared: “My mother handed me a newspaper and I learnt for the first time how Malala expressed extreme courage and resilience in the face of threats to her life. She has never compromised on her campaign for the rights of young women and their education despite so many concerns for her safety. She continues fighting for what she believes in. Even at seven years old, I knew that we had all in common.”
The pupil thanked Yousafzai for internet hosting her household and inspiring her. She stated: “The food was delicious. It was Indian cuisine, Hyderabadi Biryani, lamb chops and everything was delicious.”
Apart from her academia, Cheema’s IQ has additionally been acknowledged on a worldwide scale, at 161 on the Mensa IQ Test which is the oldest and historic excessive IQ society on the planet, putting her among the many high 1 per cent of the world’s inhabitants for mental potential. She has additionally accomplished ABRSM Music Theory and Practical in Grade 8, with Distinction. She is likely one of the youngest people within the UK to be pursuing a Music Diploma. She has additionally been shortlisted within the prestigious John Locke essay competitors, with the awards ceremony in Oxford later this yr. Owing to her ambitions to check Medicine on the University of Oxford, she undertook the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) and the Biomedical Admissions Test (BMAT) on the age of 15, falling within the 99th percentile of test-takers with a rating of 3290. Her ardour for drugs, coupled along with her excellent observe file, positions her as a promising future medical skilled.
