His father died while he was young so he grew up with his mother and he has spent most of his life with his mom struggling for basic life needs. He is interested in programming and has won many programming competitions. He loves sports and science and has helped his school make and display interesting projects at a national level.

Sanel wishes to graduate and find employment so that he could help his family and become self-reliant. He is grateful to the Bosana foundation for enabling him to pursue higher education.