ɪn hɪz jˈuːθ, hiː əbtˈeɪnd ɐ skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp tə stˈʌdi ˌɛɹoʊnˈɔːɾɪkəl ænd ˈɔːɾəməbˌiəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ɪn lˈʌndən ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn sˈɪksti tˈuː.
In his youth, he obtained a scholarship to study aeronautical and automobile engineering in London in the United Kingdom (1959–62).