Taufeeq is an industrial designer, an electronic engineer, an internationally published researcher, freedom of information activist, a certified microprocessor programmer, author of many technical tutorials and articles, former computer security activist, amateur photographer and fine artist.

Taufeeq is the youngest individual from Pakistan who single handedly designed, engineered, produced and marketed two successful commercial products. He has two national patents for these products. These products were launched from his self created platform, a small firm based in Islamabad.

Taufeeq Elahi Diju is Pisces, born in Srinagar, India. His family moved to Iran where the early years of his life were spent. His formal education started in Iran as a kinder garden kid. He stayed in Hamadan, and Nahavand. Later the family moved to Pakistan. He currently resides in Malaysia.

Taufeeq is a born engineer, designer and artist. From his early childhood years he would break open his toys to see how they work and how they are engineered. Along with it, came his interest in art. He was trained by the famous Pakistani fine artists Naheed Salim (late) and Mansoor Rahi in sketch, shades and pastel. Most of his time is spent thinking about new ideas that can make the world a different place to live in, or infront of his electronic bench in the endeavor to prototype his ideas in real life, or else, in front of his easel.

He is multi lingual, and is good with English, Urdu, Kashmiri and Persian. 

 

 

He bought his first solder iron in 3rd grade and his first multi meter in 4th grade. The era of computers for him started in 1997. That brought with it the whole new world of programming. Taufeeq has designed and managed scores of website, web servers, designed and maintained dozens of commercial softwares for the industry.

His basic understanding of networks, programming, operating systems, social engineering and reverse engineering is credited to his security experience and the time spent in the realm of computer underworld. 

He is an amateur photographer with interest in fine art fantasy photography and portraits. He is inspired by ancient mythologies, Egyptian in particular. Leonardo Da Vinci, his work and his imagination remains the main source of inspiration to him.

He has developed scores of hardware for industry clients and individuals. He has an excellent hand at automatic control engineering. 

For the media, he loves Stargate franchise, the original movie, the three spin-off TV shows, and its literature. Everything that involves science fiction and mythology - X-Files, PSI factor and the Star Trek. His favorite cartoons have been The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The Centurions, Captain Planet and the Gargoyles.