He's the chairman of the Liverpool Youth Council, the president of the NSW Student Representative Association, president of the NSW Youth Parliament and an adviser to the State Government on youth matters.

Add to that the Liverpool Young Citizen of the Year, the title he won at yesterday's Australia Day ceremony, and you get a role model and community leader and he's only 16.

When asked if he would ever want to be Prime Minister, Samir said a career in science or medicine interested him more.

``I don't have any political leaning,'' he said.

``All I want to do is to make the state of living for young people and the community better, and to get young people involved.''

The year 12 Sydney Boys High School student from Wattle Grove was born and raised in the area.

``No matter where I go, Liverpool will always have a special place in my heart,'' he said. ``I want Liverpool to continue to nurture the abilities and talents of young people so we need to keep up the services for young people.

``I try not to look at the achievements as personal achievements but for the youth in general.''

He has worked on many local projects, including the Twisted Sounds music festival, local Youth Week celebrations for the past three years, the YouTHINK Social Justice Forum and local Australia Day celebrations.

The Liverpool Youth Council once again ran the thong-throwing contest and a jellybean guessing competition as well as giveaways at Woodward Park.

``I want to see Liverpool Youth Council continue its positive influence,'' Samir said.

He said Australia had a unique culture compared to the rest of the world.

``We're laid back and we have that fair-go principle. In India, you can see the divide between rich and poor. Here, it doesn't happen as much.''