Mahnoor Cheema, an 18-year-old British-Pakistani student, has achieved an extraordinary academic milestone by completing 24 A-Level subjects with top distinctions, breaking four world records in the process.
Adding to her earlier GCSE accomplishments, Mahnoor now holds six global academic records, the highest ever achieved by a secondary school student. She has also secured admission to the University of Oxford, where she will study Medicine.
Mahnoor’s achievements include setting a world record for completing the most individual A-Level subjects with distinction — 24 subjects plus an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) — all through a single exam board without repeating components.
Her second record is for earning the highest number of A* and A grades in A-Levels, with 19 top grades. The third record combines her 11 A* grades in A-Levels with her previous 34 A* grades in GCSEs/O Levels, making a total of 45 A* grades — the most ever awarded to a secondary school student globally.
The fourth record is for the highest total number of individual subjects passed with distinction, totaling 58, including 24 A-Levels and 34 GCSEs.
At just 16 years old, Mahnoor had already passed 34 GCSE subjects, including 17 A* grades in Year 10, setting her fifth and sixth world records.
Speaking from her home in Langley, West London, Mahnoor described her Oxford admission as a dream come true. “I’m thrilled to be joining Oxford this October. It’s been an incredible journey, and I’m excited to start the next chapter of my life. I owe everything to my parents’ sacrifices and support,” she said.
Born to Lahore natives Barrister Usman Cheema and Tayyaba Cheema, Mahnoor moved to the UK in 2006 when her parents pursued higher education. She attended Langley Grammar School and later Henrietta Barnett School before switching to homeschooling for her final year.
Her achievements have earned her recognition from prominent figures, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who praised her for making Pakistan proud. Nawaz Sharif called her “the daughter of the nation” and gifted her a MacBook, which she used for her Oxford interviews.
In addition to her academic success, Mahnoor holds an AMusTCL diploma in music, equivalent to an undergraduate degree, which she earned at 16. She also received gold medals in Acting and Public Speaking from LAMDA and completed her EPQ in just 10 days with a perfect score.
A member of Mensa, Mahnoor’s achievements reflect not only her academic brilliance but also her diverse talents in creative and intellectual pursuits.
Masha ALLAH
British . Not pakistani.
She did all that bcz she was in uk
If she was in pakistan. She wouldn’t even get a visa. She’d be forced to study in a private school and her parents would work to pay fees off 1 lakh per quarter.
Ofcourse showbaz would recognise her. His own kids are a joke.
But we must remember she could do all that bcz she was British.
If anyone disagrees . Tell her parents to move back to pakistan . They’ll say no
Just for clarification. Uk is even worse then pakistan.
Why ?
Jeremy hunt was educated in Oxford. He was the worst finance minister of uk
Boris Johnson was from Oxford. He was only given job bcz his father in law was the editor. He became prime Minister and created the biggest fiasco in uk ever.
Yes great people also studied in Oxford. That’s true. But that’s bcz they worked for it.
Let’s hope she doesn’t fall like the rest
100pct no worth of talented educated people in entire Pakistan, no one apreciates infact out of jealousy she would have been a rejected girl with no future. Now UK govt will support her and use her talent for their countrys benefit. Pakistan on thebotherhand is gping through massive brain drain, only ghunda ghardi and badmash log kamyab in Pakistan with poverty above 45pct.
We also have Cambridge system here same as in Britain, and are you saying that the education here is more expensive then Britain? Lol, wake up
Congratulations!
If a British-Pakistani does something good, we take pride in their achievements and readily own them.
If a British-Pakistan detonates a bomb or stabs someone, we call them British, not Pakistani.
These are our standards, or double standards?