Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist known for her advocacy of girls' education and her

powerful stance against the suppression of women's rights. Despite surviving a targeted attack,
she continued to speak out and fight for the rights of girls to receive an education. Her courage,
resilience, and determination have motivated millions globally, empowering them to stand up for
their rights and work towards positive change in their communities.

PROFILE
NAME: Malala Yousafzai
BORN: July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
NATIONALITY Pakistani
CURRENT RESIDENCE: United Kingdom

CONTRIBUTIONS
EDUCATION ADVOCACY: Malala's advocacy for girls' education began at a young age when
she started writing a blog for the BBC Urdu under a pseudonym during the Taliban's control in
the Swat Valley. She documented her life under the Taliban's rule and her determination to
continue her education. Her courageous writings brought international attention to the plight of
girls in Pakistan who were denied education.

MALALA FUND: In 2013, Malala co-authored the memoir "I Am Malala" and co-founded the
Malala Fund with her father Ziauddin Yousafzai. The fund's primary goal is to ensure 12 years of
free, safe, and quality education for every girl.

UN SPEECH: Malala's address to the United Nations in 2013, on her 16th birthday, further
raised awareness of the importance of education and the challenges girls face in accessing it. Her
speech was widely acclaimed and inspired people around the world.

GLOBAL INFLUENCE Malala's advocacy has made her a global symbol of girls' education and
female empowerment. She has met with world leaders, including President Barack Obama and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and has continued to raise awareness about the importance of
education for all.
SIGNIFICANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
- She brought international attention to the issue of girls' education in Pakistan and other parts of
the world where girls face barriers to education.
- Her courage and resilience in the face of adversity have inspired people worldwide, and she has
become a symbol of hope and determination for girls striving for an education.
- The Malala Fund has raised funds and supported various initiatives to promote girls' education
and has helped many girls access schooling.
AWARDS

Year Awards & Honours

2011 International Children's Peace Prize (nominee)
2011 National Youth Peace Prize
January
Anne Frank Award for Moral Courage
2012
October
Sitara-e-Shujaat, Pakistan's second-highest civilian bravery award
2012
November
Foreign Policy magazine's top 100 global thinker
2012
December
Time Magazine Person of the Year shortlist for 2012
2012
November
Mother Teresa Awards for Social Justice
2012
December
Rome Prize for Peace and Humanitarian Action
2012
January
Top Name in Annual Survey of Global English in 2012
2013
January
Simone de Beauvoir Prize
2012
March 2013 Memminger Freiheitspreis 1525 (conferred on 7 December 2013 in Oxford)
March 2013 Doughty Street Advocacy Award of Index on Censorship
March 2013 Fred and Anne Jarvis Award of the UK National Union of Teachers
April 2013 Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards, Global Trailblazer
April 2013 One of Time's "100 Most Influential People in the World"
May 2013 Premi Internacional Catalunya Award of Catalonia, May 2013
 Annual Award for Development of the OPEC Fund for International
June 2013
Development (OFID)
June 2013 International Campaigner of the Year, 2013 Observer Ethical Awards
August Tipperary International Peace Award for 2012, Ireland Tipperary Peace
2013 Convention
Portrait of Yousafzai by Jonathan Yeo displayed at National Portrait Gallery,
2013
London
September
Ambassador of Conscience Award from Amnesty International
2013
2013 International Children's Peace Prize
2013 Clinton Global Citizen Awards from Clinton Foundation
September Harvard Foundation's Peter Gomes Humanitarian Award from Harvard
2013 University
2013 Anna Politkovskaya Award – Reach All Women in War
2013 Reflections of Hope Award – Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
2013 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought – awarded by the European Parliament
2013 Honorary Master of Arts degree awarded by the University of Edinburgh
2013 Pride of Britain (October)
2013 Glamour magazine Woman of the Year
2013 GG2 Hammer Award at GG2 Leadership Awards (November)
2014 International Prize for Equality and Non-Discrimination
2014 Awarded the World Children's Prize also known as Children's Nobel Prize
2014 Awarded Honorary Life Membership by the PSEU (Ireland)
2014 Skoll Global Treasure Award
Honorary Doctor of Civil Law, University of King's College, Halifax, Nova
2014
Scotia, Canada
2014 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, shared with Kailash Satyarthi
2014 Philadelphia Liberty Medal
2014 Asia Game Changer Award
2014 One of Time Magazine "The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014"
2014 Honorary Canadian citizenship
2015 Asteroid 316201 Malala named in her honour.
The audio version of her book I Am Malala wins a Grammy Award for Best
2015
Children's Album.
2016 Honorary President of The Students' Union of the University of Sheffield
2016 Order of the Smile
2017 Youngest ever United Nations Messenger of Peace
2017 Received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa
2017 Ellis Island International Medal of Honor
2017 Wonk of the Year 2017 from American University
Harper's Bazaar inducted Malala in the list of "150 of the most influential
2017
female leaders in the UK"
Advisor to Princess Zebunisa of Swat, Swat Relief Initiative Foundation,
2017
Princeton, New Jersey
Gleitsman Award from the Center for the Public Leadership at Harvard
2018
Kennedy School
For their first match of March 2019, the women of the United States women's
2019 national soccer team each wore a jersey with the name of a woman they were
honouring, on the back; Carli Lloyd chose the name of Yousafzai.
2022 Elected World's Children's Prize Decade Child Rights Hero.
2023 Invited to Met Gala