Boy Born With An Extra Thumb On Each Hand Says He Doesn’t Mind Because It Helps Him Win Video Games!

He says he is proud of his rare condition which helps him win at video games.

Faizan Ahmad Najar has 12 fingers because he was born with the congenital condition hexadactyly, meaning six digits, which affects around one in 1,500 babies. He says he is proud of his rare condition which helps him win at video games.

The 12-year-old says the extra thumbs have helped him excel at cricket, his favourite sport, and video games such as Clash Squad.

Among the games where Faizan exploits his 12-fingered advantage is Clash Squad, part of the battle game Free Fire which was the most-downloaded game worldwide in 2019.

Mushtaq Ahmed, a medic, said Faizan’s condition is a birth defect which can spring up even if the parents do not have any such features. But Faizan is determined not to let the defect hold him back.

He said: ‘I want to become a doctor. I want to treat patients who are born which such malfunctions, so that nobody can bully or taunt them. ‘Luckily, I have not faced much of that as I live in the countryside.’

Faizan’s family are also proud of his condition, and how well he has handled it. His mother, Hafeeza, said: ‘I want to see him go a long way and excel in his life.’

She added that the family were offered surgery when Faizan was young, to remove his extra digits, but they were worried it would bring him ‘bad luck’.