Meet Mahnoor Cheema: Student with higher IQ than Stephen HawkingMahnoor Cheema, a British student of Pakistan origin, is trending after she set six world records and registered an IQ higher than Stephen HawkingSunday August 17, 2025 0:37 AM , Falak Athar FaizeeMumbai: Mahnoor Cheema, a British student of Pakistan origin, is trending after she set six world records and registered an IQ higher than Stephen Hawking. According to Daily Mail, 18-year-old Mahnoor Cheema has an IQ of 161 - one point higher than the famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and achieved a staggering 23 A-levels with grades of A and A*. Combined with her earlier GCSE achievements, Mahnoor now holds six global academic records, the highest number ever attained by a secondary school student, according to Geo TV. The four new world records are in addition to her two prior GCSE records set in 2023 when she earned 34 A* grades at the age of 16. Family BackgroundBorn to Lahore natives Barrister Usman Cheema and Tayyaba Cheema, Mahnoor moved to the UK with her parents in 2006 when they pursued higher education at Lincoln’s Inn and SOAS.