Sitara Brooj Akbar

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 University Of Oxford and NHS England, Genomics England.

Some of her achievements are as below:

Sitara Brooj Akbar was born on 10 February 2000 in the small town of Rabwah in Punjab, Pakistan is the eldest of 5 siblings, and belongs to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

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 O Level in 5 Subjects by the age of 11.

She completed her A Levels at age 13.

Akbar was also permitted by the British Council 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 has completed her master's from the University of Oxford in the department of Oncology.

In February 2024, Sitara received an invitation to Heidelberg from city council member Waseem Butt.

She was warmly welcomed by Mayor Stefanie Jansen and MNA Alexander Fohr.

Sitara was invited to work and study at Germany's largest cancer hospital located in Heidelberg.

Additionally, Member of the Bundestag Alexander Fohr extended an invitation for her to visit the German parliament and meet with parliamentarians.