Meet Abdulzied Yen Anafo, a young African mathematician who established a record by earning a Ph.D. at the age of 25 from the University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa, Ghana.

At the age of 20, he graduated from the University of Development Studies (UDS) Ghana with a bachelor’s degree in pure mathematics.

On LinkedIn, Abdulzeid posted about his success and expressed his gratitude to God Almighty and the instructors who oversaw his research during his academic career.

He obtained his Master’s degree at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences before enrolling in his Ph.D. program at the University of Mines and Technology (AIMS).

The South African research facility AIMS is dedicated to the mathematical sciences. It has a number of connected institutes in Senegal, Cameroon, Tanzania, Ghana, and Rwanda that are a part of affiliated networks.

Abdulzeid completed his doctorate at the University of Mines and Technology after earning his master’s degree at AIMS, a feat he accomplished at the young age of 25.

“On May 4, 2022, at the age of 25, I successfully used articles to defend my PhD in mathematics with a statistics option.

I am incredibly appreciative of God and my supervisors Dr. Lewis Brew and Prof. Suleman Nasiru for their support and direction.