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Malala Yousafzai

Youngest Nobel laureate; champion of girls' education

Born 1997 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan 2014

โœŠ Known For

1

Shot in the head by Taliban gunman aged 15 (2012) โ€” survived and continued activism

2

Youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate ever (2014, aged 17)

3

Malala Fund โ€” working for 12 years of free quality education for every girl

Shot by Taliban at 15; became a global education icon

Quick Facts

Category

โœŠ Activism

Country

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan

Born

1997

Key Year

2014

Achievement

Youngest Nobel laureate; champion of girls' education