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The world's youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and gamer Sumail Hassan have now made it to Times' 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016.
Sumail Hassan, now 17, won his team Evil Geniuses the Defense of the Ancient 2 (Dota 2) Asian championship in China last year when he was just 15 years old. The team bagged $1.2 million in prize money at the competition.
"Hassan has 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'," states the publication's website.
The child prodigy moved to the US in 2014 and spent some of his winnings - now at $2.3 million and counting - to buy a house for his family.
Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai has been fighting for girls' right to education for almost a decade now. Her organisation The Malala Fund has received funding from famous personalities worldwide. Currently, the 19-year-old is working towards urging "world leaders to set aside $1.4 billion this year toward educating young refugees," says Times.
Malala was shot by Taliban when she was 11 years old for braving against the ban on girls' education in her hometown Swat.
The Times' annual list includes children from the tender age of 14. The criteria to be a part of this list, Times shares, is: 'we consider accolades across numerous fields, global impact through social media and overall ability to drive news.
Here's the complete list:
Maddie Zielger, 14
Skai Jackson, 14
Logan Guleff, 14
Gaten Matarazzo, 14
Sasha Obama, 15 and Malia Obama, 18
Rachel Zietz, 16
Laurie Hernandez, 16
Kiara Nirghin, 16
Chloe Kim, 16
Yara Shahidi, 16
James Charles, 17
Gavin Grimm, 17
Amandla Stenberg, 17
Ben Pasternak, 17
Zara Larsson, 18
Yusra Mardini, 18
Jaden Smith, 18
Shawn Mendes, 18
Luka Sabbat, 18
Katie Ledecky, 19
George Matus, 19
Maisie Williams, 19
Simone Biles, 19
Camila Cabello, 19
Chloe Grace Mortez, 19
Barbie Ferreria, 19
Kylie Jenner, 19
http://images.dawn.com/news/1176454...it-to-times-30-most-influential-teens-of-2016
Sumail Hassan, now 17, won his team Evil Geniuses the Defense of the Ancient 2 (Dota 2) Asian championship in China last year when he was just 15 years old. The team bagged $1.2 million in prize money at the competition.
"Hassan has 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'," states the publication's website.
The child prodigy moved to the US in 2014 and spent some of his winnings - now at $2.3 million and counting - to buy a house for his family.
Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai has been fighting for girls' right to education for almost a decade now. Her organisation The Malala Fund has received funding from famous personalities worldwide. Currently, the 19-year-old is working towards urging "world leaders to set aside $1.4 billion this year toward educating young refugees," says Times.
Malala was shot by Taliban when she was 11 years old for braving against the ban on girls' education in her hometown Swat.
The Times' annual list includes children from the tender age of 14. The criteria to be a part of this list, Times shares, is: 'we consider accolades across numerous fields, global impact through social media and overall ability to drive news.
Here's the complete list:
Maddie Zielger, 14
Skai Jackson, 14
Logan Guleff, 14
Gaten Matarazzo, 14
Sasha Obama, 15 and Malia Obama, 18
Rachel Zietz, 16
Laurie Hernandez, 16
Kiara Nirghin, 16
Chloe Kim, 16
Yara Shahidi, 16
James Charles, 17
Gavin Grimm, 17
Amandla Stenberg, 17
Ben Pasternak, 17
Zara Larsson, 18
Yusra Mardini, 18
Jaden Smith, 18
Shawn Mendes, 18
Luka Sabbat, 18
Katie Ledecky, 19
George Matus, 19
Maisie Williams, 19
Simone Biles, 19
Camila Cabello, 19
Chloe Grace Mortez, 19
Barbie Ferreria, 19
Kylie Jenner, 19
http://images.dawn.com/news/1176454...it-to-times-30-most-influential-teens-of-2016
