Crafting three in just 70 seconds, a refugee from Iraq has been crowned the world’s fastest pizza maker.

Zagros Jaff, 33, had never seen a pizza before he arrived in the UK 17 years ago but having spent the last 15 years he managed to learn a thing or two.

Wowing judges and a crowd of 8,000 at a Hotel in Las Vegas, Jaff fought off pizza makers from around the globe to claim his crown and won $3,000.

Celebrating his victory, he said: “It was a great feeling — I am so excited to have won. I practised for all these years continuously, so it was such a great moment.”

Jaff practised twice a week for at least seven weeks prior to the competition, with his speed theoretically meaning he could produce 150 pizzas per hour.  —arabnews.com