by Mahathir Haroun, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on August 13, 2012, Monday

HAPPY RAYA: Fadillah presenting a gift to one of the 350 recipients at the Ihsan Ramadan and Aidilfitri programme in Kuching on Saturday. Looking on at right is Zarif.

KUCHING: Being physically handicapped is not a drawback for Malaysian youth icon Zarif Affendi to achieve personal success.

For one, he is the proud owner of three Bachelor degrees in psychology, sociology and law.

Although he was born without any hands, he is currently the chief executive officer (CEO) of three companies!

Zarif said the key to achieving great success in life starts with having great self esteem.

He believes all individuals have their own strong points, and those who could tap into those strong points creatively could scale great heights.

Why is it that I can be successful like any normal person when I am born without two hands? What is important is that we must have that creative element to enable us to achieve our dreams, he said during a talk held in conjunction with the Ihsan Ramadan and Aidilfitri programme here on Saturday.

The function was officiated by Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Fadillah Yusof.

We must not give up easily. I was poked fun at when I was in primary school, secondary school and even in university, but those ordeals were never obstacles to me.

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