Malala Yousafzai – Bio, Net Worth, Book, I Am Malala, Awards, Nobel Prize, Malala Fund, Sibling, Gun Shot, Dating, Height, Parents, Age, Facts, Wiki

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate as well. She is famous for human rights advocacy, especially the education of women and children in her native Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan, where the local Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. She was nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize by activist Desmond Tutu. In 2012, she was the recipient of Pakistan’s first National Youth Peace Prize and the 2013 Sakharov Prize. She co-founded the Malala Fund, a non-profit organization with Shiza Shahid and in 2013 co-authored I Am Malala, an international bestseller. 

What is the birthplace of Malala Yousafzai?

Malala Yousafzai was born on 12th July 1997 in Mingora, Swat, Pakistan. She was born to parents Ziauddin Yousafzai and Toor Pekai Yousafzai, her parents. She also has two siblings namely, Atal Yousafzai and Khushal Yousafzai. She belongs to Pakistani-Canadian nationality and her ethnicity is Pashtun. Her birth sign is Cancer. As of 2019, she celebrated her 22nd birthday with her friends and families. She had a very difficult childhood as her place was captured by the terrorist groups and they had many objections in the name of Islam. They used to kill civilians, soldiers, policemen, etc. for their profit. Her father encouraged her to become educated and taught her the power of the pen. Her father had opened a school named Khushal Public School. About her education, she attended Khushal Public School. After that, she attended Edgbaston High School. She was amongst the toppers in her school. In August 2015, she received 6 A*s and 4 As at GCSE level. At A-Level, she studied Geography, History, Mathematics, and Religious Studies. She was accepted to study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) in August 2017. Her religion is Islam. 

How tall is Malala Yousafzai?

Malala is amazingly beautiful. She has an attractive body that every lady wishes to have. She’s got brilliant looks. She has an average height of five feet three inches and her body weight consist of 54 Kg. Her hair color is black and her eye color is dark brown. Her other body measurements have not been revealed yet but it will be added once we get details about it. Overall, she has a decent height and a unique body figure.

Career of Malala Yousafzai (Blogger, Murder Attempt, Medical Treatment, Early Activism, Awards)

• As a blogger, Malala’s first entry was posted to the BBC Urdu blog on 3rd January 2009. 
• The blog records Yousafzai’s thoughts during the First Battle of Swat, as military operations take place, fewer girls show up to school, and finally, her school shuts down.
• She also read for the first time excerpts from her blog that had been published in a local newspaper. 
• She wrote: “Our annual exams are due after the vacations but this will only be possible if the Taliban allow girls to go to school. We were told to prepare certain chapters for the exam but I do not feel like studying” on 24th January 2009. 
• She then wrote that there was a skirmish between the military and Taliban, and the sounds of mortar shells could be heard: “People are again scared that the peace may not last for long. Some people are saying that the peace agreement is not permanent, it is just a break in fighting”. 
• Her blog ended on 12th March 2009.
• Later, she and her father approached by New York Times reporter Adam B. Ellick about filming a documentary.
• Following the documentary, she was interviewed on the national Pashto-language station AVT Khyber, the Urdu-language Daily Aaj, and Canada’s Toronto Star.
• She also made a second appearance on Capital Talk on 19th August 2009. 
• She began appearing on television to publicly advocate for female education. 
• In fact from 2009 to 2010 she was the chair of the District Child Assembly of the Khpal Kor Foundation through 2009 and 2010.
• She trained with local girls’ empowerment organization, Aware Girls, run by Gulalai Ismail in 2011. 
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a South African activist, nominated her for the International Children’s Peace Prize of the Dutch international children’s advocacy group KidsRights Foundation in October 2011. 
• She was the first Pakistani girl to be nominated for the award. 
• She rose to fame when she was awarded Pakistan’s first National Youth Peace Prize two months later in December.
• Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani awarded her the National Peace Award for Youth on 19th December 2011. 
• She was planning to organize the Malala Education Foundation, which would help poor girls go to school in 2012. 
• As she became famous, death threats against her were published in newspapers and slipped under her door.
• On 9th October 2012, a Taliban gunman shot her as she rode home on a bus after taking an exam in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
• According to reports, a masked gunman shouted: “Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise, I will shoot you all.”
• Upon being identified, she was shot with one bullet, which traveled 18 inches from the side of her left eye, through her neck and landed in her shoulder.
• She was airlifted to a military hospital in Peshawar, where doctors were forced to begin operating after swelling developed in the left portion of her brain, which had been damaged by the bullet when it passed through her head.
• Later, a panel of Pakistani and British doctors decided to move Yousafzai to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi on 11th October 2012. 
• She traveled to the United Kingdom for further treatment on 15th October. 
• Her plane landed in Birmingham, England where she was treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. 
• She underwent surgery for eight and a half hours, in order to repair her facial nerve on 11th November. 
• She wrote in July 2014 that her facial nerve had recovered up to 96%.
• United States President Barack Obama found the attack “reprehensible, disgusting and tragic” while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Yousafzai had been “very brave in standing up for the rights of girls” and that the attackers had been “threatened by that kind of empowerment”.
• American singer Madonna dedicated her song “Human Nature” to Yousafzai at a concert in Los Angeles on the day of the attack.
• Angelina Jolie later donated $200,000 to the Malala Fund for girls’ education. 
• The day after the shooting, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik stated that the Taliban gunman who shot Yousafzai had been identified.
• Police named 23-year-old Atta Ullah Khan, a graduate student in chemistry, as the gunman in the attack.
• The police also arrested six men for involvement in the attack, but they were later released due to lack of evidence.
• She opened a school in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon on 12th July 2015. 
• On 12th July 2013, her 16th birthday, she spoke at the UN to call for worldwide access to education. The UN dubbed the event “Malala Day”.
• She was announced as the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education on 10th October 2014.
• She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• She was the subject of an interview with David Letterman for his Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction in March 2018. 
• She expressed her worry about the situation and appealed to the international community to ensure peace in Kashmir on 7th August 2019. 
• She posted a controversial tweet, in which she said that a Kashmiri girl told her: “I feel purposeless and depressed because I can’t go to school. I missed my exams on August 12 and I feel my future is insecure now” on 14th September 2019. 

How much is Malala Yousafzai’s Net Worth?

The net worth of this famous activist is around $ 1.87 million as of 2019 but there is no information about her exact salary. There is no doubt in the mind of her followers that she is earning a considerable amount of salary from her present work. She is satisfied with her earnings as of now. There is no information regarding her cars at present. She is the leading example of a working independent and successful woman. 

Is Malala Yousafzai Dating Someone?

Talking about the marital status of Malala, she is living a single life happily. As of now, she is focusing on her career rather than being in a relationship. Also, there is no rumors about her dating anyone. She doesn’t share her personal life in public. She has not yet been spotted with anyone in public places. Her sexual orientation is straight. She has not adopted or given birth to any child yet.