TEDxMargalla - Ali Moeen Nawazish - Education and Experiments February 14, 2012

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Ali Moeen Nawazish is a Pakistani and is notable for being the only person in the world to take 23 A Levels. He is now studying at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University. Ali's A Level result was taken by the international media very quickly. He was interviewed by/quoted in almost all of leading newspapers and tv channels including Times Online, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Khaleej Times, The Independent, BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera and many others. The media's response was highly positive, to say the least He was given a number of awards, including the Pride of Performance award which is one of the highest honors in Pakistan. Ali was congratulated personally by the Pakistani prime minister,and the chief-minister of Punjab, the province he belongs to. Both of these people invited him a guest to rendezvous with him. In aIn the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)ddition, many tv channels including BBC in Britain and Geo and PTV amongst many others in Pakistan invited him as a guest to various shows, making him earn a tremendous deal of fame. Ali Moeen claims that he was an ordinary student whose academic performance oscillated as a child and some times barely passed. During his O Levels, he was motivated by philosophies of men like Plato, the desire to achieve greatness and elevate his homeland. He received 9 A's in his O Level, along with a "Top in World" award in computer studies. Then he achieved exponential success in his A Level. Ali has many interests apart from academic ones. He is said to have founded a magazine and edited the school magazine. He also plays the guitar and piano and played for a musical band.

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