Biography Presentation-

Malala Yousafzai
Early Life
Yousafzai was born on 12 July 1997 in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province, into a lower-middle-class family.
 She is the daughter of Ziauddin Yousafzai and Tor Pekai Yousafzai.
Yousafzai was educated mostly by her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, who is a poet, school
owner, and an educational activist himself, running a chain of private schools known as the
Khushal Public School.
Inspired by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Yousafzai started
speaking about education rights as early as September 2008, when her father took her
to Peshawar to speak at the local press club.
As a BBC blogger

In late 2008, Aamer Ahmed Khan of the BBC Urdu website and his colleagues came up with a
novel way of covering the Taliban's growing influence in Swat.
They decided to ask a schoolgirl to blog anonymously about her life there but they couldn’t
find any students willing to do so, as it was considered too dangerous by their families.
Finally, Yousafzai suggested his own daughter, 11-year-old Malala.
 At the time, Taliban militants led by Maulana Fazlullah were taking over the Swat Valley,
banning girl’s education and television.
On 3 January 2009, Yousafzai's first entry was posted to the BBC Urdu blog. She would hand-
write notes and then pass them on to a reporter who would scan and e-mail them.
In Mingora, the Taliban had set an edict that no girls could attend school after 15 January 2009.
The group had already blown up more than a hundred girls' schools.
Taliban takes over Swat
The Taliban is a radically militant Islamic movement that controlled some 90 percent of
Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001.
Fazlullah is the head of the Swat faction of the Taliban and grew up in the mountainous Swat
valley in what is now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
In 2004, he launched his own radio channel from which he delivered fiery rhetoric against the
Pakistani state and its institutions, arguing in favour of imposing Sharia law, earning him the
nickname “Mullah Radio”.
The First Battle of Swat, also known as Operation Rah-e-Haq, was fought between Pakistan and
the Taliban in late 2007 over control of the Swat District of Pakistan.
Banned from school
Following the edict, the Taliban destroyed several more local schools. 
In February 2009, girls' schools were still closed. In solidarity, private schools for boys had
decided not to open until 9 February, and notices appeared saying so.
 Yousafzai spoke out against the Taliban on the national current affairs show Capital Talk on 18
February.
 Local Taliban leader Maulana Fazlulla announced on his FM radio station that he was lifting the
ban on women's education, and girls would be allowed to attend school until exams were held
on 17 March, but they had to wear burqas.
Early activism
After the BBC diary ended, Yousafzai and her father were approached by New York
Times reporter Adam B. Ellick about filming a documentary.
Following the documentary, Yousafzai was interviewed on the national Pashto-language
station AVT Khyber, the Urdu-language Daily Aaj, and Canada's Toronto Star.
She also began appearing on television to publicly advocate for female education.
In 2011 Yousafzai trained with local girls' empowerment organisation, Aware Girls
In October 2011, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a South African activist, nominated Yousafzai for
the International Children's Peace Prize of the Dutch international children's advocacy
group KidsRights Foundation. 
The Attack
•Death threats against her were published in newspapers 
•Eventually, a Taliban spokesman said they were "forced" to act. In a meeting held in the summer
of 2012, Taliban leaders unanimously agreed to kill her.
•On 9 October 2012, a Taliban gunman shot Yousafzai as she rode home on a bus after taking an
exam in Pakistan's Swat Valley. 
•Yousafzai had come out of her coma by 17 October 2012, was responding well to treatment.
•The Taliban’s attempt to kill Malala received the world’s attention and led to protests across
Pakistan.
•After 2 weeks of the attack, 2 million people signed a petition and ratified Pakistan’s free and
compulsory right to education.
Establishing Malala book and fund
Malala became a global advocate for the millions of girls being denied a formal education.
In 2013, Malala and Ziauddin co-founded the Malala Fund to bring awareness to the social and
economic impact of girls' education.
 To empower girls to raise their voices, to unlock their potential and to demand change.
Malala wrote a biography on her named “I am Malala” and was published worldwide on
October 8th, 2013.
Achievements
2011: Awarded Pakistan’s first Youth National Peace Prize
2012: Speaking out against the Taliban
2013: She publishes her book I Am Malala and leaves Jon Stewart speechless
2014: Malala wins the Nobel Peace Prize
2014: Malala named as one of the Most Influential Teens of 2014 and 100 Most Influential
People
2016: Malala advocates for Syrian refugees
2017: Youngest ever United Nations Messenger of Peace
Malala Day
On 12 July 2013, Yousafzai's 16th birthday, she spoke at the UN to call for worldwide access to
education.
 The UN dubbed the event "Malala Day”.
 Yousafzai also presented the chamber with "The Education We Want“
 She told her audience Malala day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman,  every boy
and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights.
Learnings
•Take initiative
•Don’t back down
•Age is not a barrier
•Amplify other voices