Penang Girl, 11, From Government School Places Third Overall At UK Public Speaking Olympiad
Nur Aamily Saffiya Muhd Zabari Izyan, an 11-year-old pupil at a government primary school in Penang, placed third overall among competitors from 29 countries at the iWISE London Global Final 2026 in August — winning a gold medal in public speaking and a tablet computer from the Education Minister.
A girl from a government school in Penang — 11 years old and still in primary school — just placed third in the world.
Nur Aamily Saffiya Muhd Zabari Izyan, a Year Five pupil at Sekolah Kebangsaan Permatang Tok Mahat in Penang, won a gold medal in the public speaking category at the iWISE London Global Final 2026, held at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom in August.
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