Ahmed Mohamed Meets President Obama; Decides to Leave U.S.

Remember the kid who was arrested because his high school thought his incredibly inventive clock constructed inside a pencil case was a bomb? Well, he’s onto bigger and better things. 

When Ahmed Mohamed was arrested the internet practically blew up from outrage. So much so, that President Obama himself took note and sent the fourteen year old a shout out on Twitter.

Ahmed was officially invited to the White House Monday night for Astronomy Night, along with other kids, students, professors, scientists, and astronauts. Unfortately, according to reports, press secretary Josh Earnest didn’t think that President Obama would have enough time to meet with Ahmed during the busy night. But New York Magazine reports that the president himself noticed Ahmed in the crowd. Clearly Obama meant it when he said that he wanted to inspired more kids like Ahmed to like science.

The president is just one of the many people that have taken notice of the budding scientist. New York Magazine also reports that he’s been to the offices of Facebook and Google, and even made a controversal trip to visit Sudanese president Omar Hassan, who is on the International Criminal Court’s wanted list.

Amhed left his buzzworthy clock at home, but had the chance to meet his heros and role models of the astromy industry. This kid is going places—And one of those places is Qatar. According to the BBC, Ahmed has accepted a scholarship from the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, which will pay for his secondary and college education.