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Malala Yousafzai

(1997) Women's Rights Activist Pakistan

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Malala Yousafzai is a women's rights activist from Pakistan, best known for I am Malala.

Quick Facts About Malala Yousafzai

Born
July 12, 1997
Nationality
Pakistan
Profession
Women's Rights Activist
Notable works
I am Malala
Spouse
Asser Malik

About Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani female education activist, and producer of film and television. She is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history, receiving the Peace Prize in 2014 at age 17, and is the second Pakistani and the only Pashtun to receive a Nobel Prize. Yousafzai is a human rights advocate for the education of women and children in her native district, Swat, where the Pakistani Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Her advocacy has grown into an international movement, and according to former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, she has become Pakistan's "most prominent citizen".

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

National Malala Peace Prize Philadelphia Liberty Medal BBC 100 Women Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear Index Award Humanitarian of the Year Commander of the Order of Bravery Fred and Anne Jarvis Award
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Q140367626 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights Nobel Peace Prize Sakharov Prize Order of the Smile Catalonia International Prize honorary Canadian citizenship Time 100 International Children's Peace Prize Ambassador of Conscience Award European Human Rights Prize Memminger Freedom Prize 1525 Simone de Beauvoir Prize Anna Politkovskaya Award Ellis Island Medal of Honor Jane Addams Children's Book Award Secularist of the Year

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