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Malala Yousafzai (Urdu: ملالہ یوسفزئی, Pashto: ملاله یوسفزۍ, pronunciation: [məˈlaːlə jusəf ˈzəj]; [4] born 12 July 1997) [1] [4] [5] is a Pakistani female education activist, film and television producer, and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate [6] at the age of 17.
Following her recovery, Yousafzai became a prominent education activist. Based out of Birmingham, she founded the Malala Fund, a non-profit organisation, [6] and in 2013 co-authored I am Malala, an international bestseller. [7] In 2012, she was the recipient of Pakistan's first National Youth Peace Prize and the 2013 Sakharov Prize. [8]
Ziauddin Yousafzai (Urdu: ضیاء الدین یوسفزئی; Pashto: ضیاالدین یوسفزی; born 20 April 1969) [1] is a Pakistani educational entrepreneur [2] and activist best known as the father of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who protested against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan opposition to the education rights of girls, especially for Pakistani girls.
Jennifer Lawrence and Malala Yousafzai may seem an unlikely filmmaking duo, but the Academy Award winner and Pakistani education activist came together to produce an important new documentary. It ...
Malala Yousafzai is the youngest winner of a Nobel Peace Prize Known for her opposition to the Taliban and fight for girls’ education, Malala became the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Peace ...
Kailash Satyarthi (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian social reformer who campaigned against child labor in India and advocated the universal right to education.. In 2014, he was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Malala Yousafzai, "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education."
Special honours are given to people who make outstanding contributions to their community and the country, with the New Year Honours acknowledging 1,107 people in the UK this year.
Malala Yousafzai (b. 1997) Pakistani peace activist. At the age of 17, Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Prize recipient ever. [59] She is also the second Pakistani and first ethnic Pashtun to be awarded a Nobel Prize. [60] Malala Yousafzai: 'I'm a feminist and a Muslim' [61] 2023 Narges Mohammadi (b. 1972) Iranian human rights activist.