The youngest specialist in the history of Microsoft is 8-year-old Pakistani Shofan Thobani. He managed to pass the most difficult exams and score 91 points, which is considered a high result. This is the first time such a young talent has been awarded a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist.
As mentioned, Shofan did not become a Microsoft specialist by accident. It took him 13 long months to prepare for the exams, during which he studied networking, Internet protocols, DNS, and everything that comes with Microsoft Windows 7 Configuration and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2.
The father of the prodigy Shau Thobani, who is the CEO of the largest technology IT company Thobson Technologies, talks about his son's extraordinary abilities. In particular, he is able to perform in his mind the most complex mathematical calculations without the help of calculators and other computing devices. Shofan began to master the computer at the age of four, and while preparing for the exams, he studied for 5-6 hours every day in a special computer school. And that's not counting the school curriculum! In addition, during the training, the boy managed to create his own complex system of Internet protocols and domains.
Microsoft spokesman Thomas Jensen said that the exam rules do not take into account the age of candidates. Therefore, anyone can become a certified specialist, regardless of age. The main thing is to thoroughly understand the technological features of Microsoft. Moreover, since the age of certified specialists is not tracked in any way, the age of the remaining applicants is not reliably known, and there is no way to find out which of them is the youngest. It is possible that there are other, younger talents, but this case is recognized as truly phenomenal.
Little Shofan from childhood showed a craving for electronic toys. At the same time, he was almost not interested in the external results of their actions. He was interested in the processes taking place inside. It's the same with computers. Algorithms and principles of work attracted genius much more than games and the Internet. Parents are undoubtedly proud of their son's achievement, but in no way are they encouraging him to follow in his father's footsteps. They are sure that the boy himself will decide on his future profession.
Before Shofan, the youngest well-known specialist was the Macedonian boy Marco Chalasan, who successfully passed the exams at the age of 9. By the way, at the age of 6 he was the youngest certified system administrator in the IT world.
