Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai

Nobel laureate, education activist

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The youngest Nobel laureate in history, Malala Yousafzai is an activist for girls' education. She began her campaign for education at age 11, anonymously blogging for the BBC about life under the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat Valley. At 15, she was shot for speaking out. After recovering in the United Kingdom, she continued her activism, founding the Malala Fund in 2013; a year later, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work. She graduated from Oxford in 2020. Her best-selling memoir, Finding My Way, was published in 2025. She continues to be an advocate for girls’ education and is now an investor in women's sports.

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The youngest Nobel laureate in history, Malala Yousafzai is an activist for girls' education. She began her campaign for education at age 11, anonymously blogging for the BBC about life under the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat Valley. At 15, she was shot for speaking out. After recovering in the United Kingdom, she continued her activism, founding the Malala Fund in 2013; a year later, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work. She graduated from Oxford in 2020. Her best-selling memoir, Finding My Way, was published in 2025. She continues to be an advocate for girls’ education and is now an investor in women's sports.

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