In spite of parents’ low income, limited resources and miserable condition Shaikh Naseer paid complete attention to his studies. Against all odds he managed to get admission in IIT Kanpur and today an American company offered him 79.81 lakh rupees annually which means that Shaikh Naseer Baba will get Rs/- 6.65 lakh per month. He has brought laurels to not only his native place Nalgonda but to the entire Telangana state. By this the boy has conveyed the message that poverty can never be an obstacle for education.
20-year-old Shaikh Naseer Baba’s mother Raheemunnisa told that her husband Shaikh Jamaluddin polishes stones in a granite factory for which he gets nearly Rs/- 5000 a month, while she herself stitches clothes and does zari work on sarees and earns Rs. 3000 per month. They live in a rented house. Raheemunnisa studied till 7th class while her husband Shaikh Jamal did intermediate.
Shaikh Naseer Baba secured 587 out of 600 in SSC in the year 2008-09 and was among the state toppers. He got free ship in Sri Chaitanya College for intermediate education. He was also the state topper in intermediate and secured 239th rank in the country in IIT.
His mother said that Shaikh Naseer prays Namaz regularly. She further said that when her son told that he was offered Rs. 79.81 lakh by Oracle, she felt very happy and thought how Allah has bestowed His Mercy upon the family who paid the educational expenditure of its children through Zakat.
Mohammed Riyaz Ahmed