Sitara Brooj Akbar is an academic, multiple world record holder and gold medalist. She first came to the limelight for speaking to crowds and on national television at the age of 5. She is currently a cancer researcher and scientist at the

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and

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. She is the world's youngest Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) She is also the youngest person to get a band 9/9 in

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overall at the age of 15 She is a motivational Speaker & Women's Rights Activist In 2015, Sitara Became the youngest Pakistan youth forum ambassador in UAE at age 15. In 2021, Sitara requested the prime minister of Pakistan to remove the age limit of the civil services exam(css), her request was denied

Recognition

Some of her achievements are as below: * Gold Medal Awarded by the President of Pakistan * Talented Children's Award awarded by the Prime Minister of Pakistan * Country of Kalamar, Sweden Award * Outstanding Pakistani Award from the Nazaria Pakistan Council * Honorary Shield of Appreciation from Pakistan's Ambassador to UAE * Certificates of appreciation by British Council * Active Citizens Award by British Council * Meri Pehchan Pakistan Award by Pakistan Association, Dubai * Certificate from Parliamentary Forum on Child Rights

Early life and education

Sitara Brooj Akbar was born on 10 February 2000 in the small town of

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is the eldest of 5 siblings, and belongs to the

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. She is passionate about public speaking and started addressing gatherings at the age of five. She is serving as the youth ambassador for Pakistan Association Dubai. She is interested in research, community work and international relations. She went on to set several Pakistani and world records based on her passing of

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in 5 Subjects by the age of 11. She completed her A Levels at age 13. Akbar was also permitted by the

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to undertake the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test in 2011, and achieved a score of 7 bands at age 11. She went on to become the youngest non-native English speaker to score 9 out of 9 bands in IELTS at age 15. Akbar did her postgraduate studies from the

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Germany

In February 2024, Sitara received an invitation to

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from city council member Waseem Butt. She was greeted by Mayor Stefanie Jansen and MNA Alexander Föhr. Sitara was invited to work and study at Germany's largest cancer hospital located in Heidelberg. Additionally,

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Alexander Fohr extended an invitation for her to visit the

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and meet with parliamentarians.

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