A true Malaysian spirit lies in sharing a similar sense of pride in our country’s achievements. It is without a doubt that there are many talented Malaysians out there who are making a name for our country. The same goes for this 11-year-old girl from Kuantan, Maryam Muzamir who recently received a shoutout from US talk show host, James Corden.
11-year-old Maryam Muzamir is making international headlines
If you’re asking who is Maryam Muzamir, let us help you out. Maryam, 11 is from Kuantan and she has recently made it into the news for her astounding achievements. She created a sustainable form of livestock feed out of ground shrimp and sea snail shells whereby she names it ‘YAM 2.0’.
For this invention, Maryam has bagged several international awards. They are the Gold Medal, Canadian Special Award, and Best Young Inventor Award at iCAN 2021. As for her inspiration, Maryam said that it is Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg.
Aside from taking home these prestigious awards, Maryam’s name was recently mentioned on The Late Late Show with James Corden. He praised Maryam for her achievements and reiterated that she is only 11 years old.
True, because Maryam’s achievements at such as young age is really making us think about our achievements when we were 11.
11-year-old Maryam Muzamir found a use for seafood shells by creating a sustainable livestock feed. Go, Maryam, go! #ClimateNight pic.twitter.com/93cUAX5f61
— The Late Late Show with James Corden (@latelateshow) September 23, 2021
The short clip was posted on Twitter and it has garnered 20,000 retweets with over 800,000 views. Additionally, our Prime Minister also congratulated Maryam for her achievements.
You’ve made Malaysia proud, Maryam!
Way to go, Maryam, you really showed the world that #MalaysiaBoleh!
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