| Intro | Holder of the Moroccan national record for solving Rubik’s Cube |
| From | Morocco |
| Gender | male |
Monir Amerkhous is a French/Moroccan citizen mainly known for holding the Moroccan national record in Rubik’s Cube.
Early life
Amerkhous was born in 1984 and spent his childhood in Evry (a city of Essonne, France). His very first interests were nature, geography, playing soccer with friends around the block. After his high school graduation, he pursued a BTS degree (French diploma for high level computer technicians in two years) in Evry.
He was accepted in Miage in September 2005, a famous computer science department which belongs to Paris 12 Val de Marne University. He pursued a bachelor and then a master’s degree (graduation in September 2008) in parallel of an apprenticeship for a world leader company which produces ophthalmic optical equipment, Essilor.
The discovery of Rubik’s Cube
No one knows exactly when Amerkhous played this game for the first time, but it is clear that one of his roommates, one day of early 2008, gave him the passion for this game. That still unidentified comrade taught him the basics of 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube. Monir competed in the Rubik’s Cube French Open organised by the World Cube Association and which took place in Paris the 15th and 16 March 2008. For his first competition, he took the Moroccan national record in 3x3x3 with his best time of 2:01.05. Downplaying his historical performance he reacted “I got two kebabs for lunch, I was struck by food coma. I should have been faster”. As a true competitor he pursued “I swear I’ll will beat the 2 minutes barrier. For my country, my family and my friends”.
Current life
Monir now lives and works in Manaus, Brazil where you can sometimes see him connecting with mother nature in the jungle. He is very happy.