Bilal, 13, has higher IQ than EINSTEIN
BOY GENIUS SAYS MENSA TEST WAS ‘EASY’ AFTER SCORING 162 MAXIMUM
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy who got the highest score possible on an IQ test described it as ‘relatively easy.’
Bilal Mustafa, from Stretford, scored 162 on the under-18s Mensa test he took earlier this month, meaning he has a higher IQ score than the projected 160 results of both Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
His parents, Canbulat and Nazan, were shocked by his results as Bilal hadn’t done any special preparation before hand.
Dad Canbulat, a quality manager in the dairy industry, said: “He’s always been a smart cookie but we hadn’t thought about doing the Mensa test, it was something he wanted to do.
“I think it was a real shock, as much to him as to us when he opened the envelope.
“He’s always been really creative in terms of his writing and his love of English and literature. He’s not one of those kids on those programmes for child geniuses, he’s not like that. He’s fairly down to earth.” Bilal attends Stretford Grammar School where his favourite subjects are biology, chemistry and physics.
In his spare time he likes to read books by astrophysicists including Neil deGrasse Tyson. He hopes to become a doctor.
Bilal found out about the IQ test online and immediately wanted to take it. He said: “I wanted to do the test just to see my capabilities and my IQ. It was quite recently when I found out about it.
“I just want to keep learning new things and succeeding in school. I just like discovering things and understanding things better.”
Bilal insisted he was only ‘slightly’ nervous about taking the test, and said it was ‘fine’ as it was ‘relatively easy.’ His 10-year-old sister, Nihal, is supportive of his achievements, but after waiting for her brother to finish the two-and-a-half-hour test, she’s decided she won’t be taking it herself any time soon.
Canbulat added: “We always an advocate that education is really important and it’s key to do well in school and aspire to the career they want to go into. Education is a solid foundation in achieving that.”
To be considered a genius by Mensa, you need to achieve a 140 score. The average score is 100.
By scoring 162, Bilal is in the top two per cent of the population, which means he can join Mensa.