Time's most influential teens includes two Pakistanis
Malala Yousafzai has been on the list for three years consecutive years
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TIME magazine has published its annual list of most influential teens in the world, which considers accolades across numerous fields, global impact through social media and overall ability to drive news. This year the list has two Pakistanis on it -- Sumail Hassan and Malala Yousafzai.
Pakistani prodigy's team wins $2 million at 2016 DOTA Championship
Malala has been on the list for three years consecutive years now. However, this is the first time Sumail Hassan has made it to the list.
The Pakistani prodigy is a DOTA 2 Champion and has won millions of dollars at a young age. At the age of seven, Sumail Hassan sold his bike for a cheap price in order to get some change to play video games at an Internet café. “It was bad move,” says Hassan, with a laugh. But ten years later, Hassan become the youngest person ever to earn $1 million playing competitive video games, making him a phenomenon in the rapidly growing world of “e-sports.” (Deloitte estimates competitive-gaming revenues will hit $500 million this year, and high-profile investors include Alex Rodriguez and Shaquille O’Neal.) Hassan’s game of choice is Dota 2, in which experts say he’s a Michael Jordan-like figure with his skills. But despite his rising profile, he still puts family first. Hassan recently used some of his prize money—now at $2.3 million and counting—to buy a house for his parents and five siblings, with whom he moved to the US in 2014.
16-year-old Pakistani Dota2 champion set to become a millionaire
Malala came under international spotlight after Taliban attacked her in Swat for campaigning for girls’ education. She received a bullet injury to her head but successfully recovered after undergoing a surgery in Britain.
At seventeen, Malalai became the youngest Nobel laureate ever. At a young age she also co-founded the Malala Fund to secure girls the right to a minimum of 12 years of quality schooling. Now Malala, once dubbed “the most famous teenager in the world,” is continuing her human rights activism by urging world leaders to set aside $1.4 billion this year toward educating young refugees: “The thought that they won’t be able to go to school in their whole life is completely shocking and I cannot accept it.”
15-year-old Pakistani wins $1.2m Dota2 Asian Championship
Here’s the full list (ordered from youngest to oldest):
1. Maddie Ziegler, 14
2. Skai Jackson, 14
3. Logan Guleff, 14
4. Gaten Matarazzo, 14
5. Sasha Obama, 15, and Malia Obama, 18
6. Rachel Zietz, 16
7. Laurie Hernandez, 16
8. Kiara Nirghin, 16
9. Chloe Kim, 16
10. Yara Shahidi, 16
11. James Charles, 17
12. Sumail Hassan, 17
13. Gavin Grimm, 17
14. Amandla Stenberg, 17
15. Ben Pasternak, 17
16. Zara Larsson, 18
17. Yusra Mardini, 18
18. Jaden Smith, 18
19. Katie Ledecky, 19
20. George Matus, 19
21. Shawn Mendes, 18
22. Luka Sabbat, 18
23. Maisie Williams, 19
24. Simone Biles, 19
25. Camila Cabello, 19
26. Chloe Grace Moretz, 19
27. Barbie Ferreira, 19
28. Malala Yousafzai, 19
29. Kylie Jenner, 19
This article originally appeared on Times.
Pakistani prodigy's team wins $2 million at 2016 DOTA Championship
Malala has been on the list for three years consecutive years now. However, this is the first time Sumail Hassan has made it to the list.
The Pakistani prodigy is a DOTA 2 Champion and has won millions of dollars at a young age. At the age of seven, Sumail Hassan sold his bike for a cheap price in order to get some change to play video games at an Internet café. “It was bad move,” says Hassan, with a laugh. But ten years later, Hassan become the youngest person ever to earn $1 million playing competitive video games, making him a phenomenon in the rapidly growing world of “e-sports.” (Deloitte estimates competitive-gaming revenues will hit $500 million this year, and high-profile investors include Alex Rodriguez and Shaquille O’Neal.) Hassan’s game of choice is Dota 2, in which experts say he’s a Michael Jordan-like figure with his skills. But despite his rising profile, he still puts family first. Hassan recently used some of his prize money—now at $2.3 million and counting—to buy a house for his parents and five siblings, with whom he moved to the US in 2014.
16-year-old Pakistani Dota2 champion set to become a millionaire
Malala came under international spotlight after Taliban attacked her in Swat for campaigning for girls’ education. She received a bullet injury to her head but successfully recovered after undergoing a surgery in Britain.
At seventeen, Malalai became the youngest Nobel laureate ever. At a young age she also co-founded the Malala Fund to secure girls the right to a minimum of 12 years of quality schooling. Now Malala, once dubbed “the most famous teenager in the world,” is continuing her human rights activism by urging world leaders to set aside $1.4 billion this year toward educating young refugees: “The thought that they won’t be able to go to school in their whole life is completely shocking and I cannot accept it.”
15-year-old Pakistani wins $1.2m Dota2 Asian Championship
Here’s the full list (ordered from youngest to oldest):
1. Maddie Ziegler, 14
2. Skai Jackson, 14
3. Logan Guleff, 14
4. Gaten Matarazzo, 14
5. Sasha Obama, 15, and Malia Obama, 18
6. Rachel Zietz, 16
7. Laurie Hernandez, 16
8. Kiara Nirghin, 16
9. Chloe Kim, 16
10. Yara Shahidi, 16
11. James Charles, 17
12. Sumail Hassan, 17
13. Gavin Grimm, 17
14. Amandla Stenberg, 17
15. Ben Pasternak, 17
16. Zara Larsson, 18
17. Yusra Mardini, 18
18. Jaden Smith, 18
19. Katie Ledecky, 19
20. George Matus, 19
21. Shawn Mendes, 18
22. Luka Sabbat, 18
23. Maisie Williams, 19
24. Simone Biles, 19
25. Camila Cabello, 19
26. Chloe Grace Moretz, 19
27. Barbie Ferreira, 19
28. Malala Yousafzai, 19
29. Kylie Jenner, 19
This article originally appeared on Times.