Malala Yousafzai

Summary

Malala Yousafzai is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Mingora^[2]. She was born on July 12, 1997^[3]. She worked as a blogger^[4], human rights defender^[5], memoirist^[6], writer^[7], and women's rights activist^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,390 views/month, #2,743 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Malala Yousafzai's place of birth was Mingora^[2].
• Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997^[3].
• Malala Yousafzai's father was Ziauddin Yousafzai^[10].
• Malala Yousafzai's mother was Toorpekai Yousafzai^[11].
• Malala Yousafzai was married to Asser Malik^[12].
• Malala Yousafzai held citizenship in Pakistan^[13].
• Malala Yousafzai's professions included blogger^[4].
• Malala Yousafzai worked as a human rights defender^[5].
• Malala Yousafzai worked as a memoirist^[6].
• Malala Yousafzai's professions included writer^[7].
• Malala Yousafzai worked as a women's rights activist^[8].
• Among Malala Yousafzai's employers was Malala Fund^[14].
• Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize^[15].
• Malala Yousafzai received the Sakharov Prize^[16].
• Malala Yousafzai received the Simone de Beauvoir Prize^[17].
• Malala Yousafzai received the National Malala Peace Prize^[18].
• Malala Yousafzai received the Anna Politkovskaya Award^[19].
• Malala Yousafzai received the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights^[20].
• Malala Yousafzai's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam^[21].
• Malala Yousafzai is recorded as female^[22].
• Malala Yousafzai's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Malala Yousafzai is associated with the children's rights movement^[24].
• Malala Yousafzai is associated with the women's rights movement^[25].
• Malalai of Maiwand is named after Malala Yousafzai^[26].
• Malala Yousafzai's Commons category is recorded as Malala Yousafzai^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Mingora^[2], Malala Yousafzai… she was born on July 12, 1997^[3]. Her father was Ziauddin Yousafzai^[10]. Her mother was Toorpekai Yousafzai^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include blogger^[4], human rights defender^[5], memoirist^[6], writer^[7], and women's rights activist^[8]. Malala Yousafzai was employed by Malala Fund^[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Nobel Peace Prize^[15], a peace award^[28]; Sakharov Prize^[16], a human rights award^[29], in European Union^[30], founded in 1988^[31], headquartered in Strasbourg^[32]; Simone de Beauvoir Prize^[17], an award^[33], in France^[34], founded in 2008^[35]; National Malala Peace Prize^[18], a peace award^[36], founded in 2011^[37]; Anna Politkovskaya Award^[19], a human rights award^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 2007^[40]; and United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights^[20], a human rights award^[41], founded in 1966^[42].

Personal Life

Among Malala Yousafzai's spouses was Asser Malik^[12]. Her religion is recorded as Sunni Islam^[21].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Malala Yousafzai include Malala Fund^[43], a nonprofit organization^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 2013^[46], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[47].

Why It Matters

Malala Yousafzai ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,390 views/month, #2,743 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] She is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Works attributed to her include I Am Malala^[50], a literary work^[51] and Malala's Magic Pencil^[52], a literary work^[53]. Entities named for her include Malala Fund^[43], a nonprofit organization^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 2013^[46], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[47].

FAQs

Where was Malala Yousafzai born?

Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora^[2].

Who were Malala Yousafzai's parents?

Malala Yousafzai's father was Ziauddin Yousafzai^[10]. Malala Yousafzai's mother was Toorpekai Yousafzai^[11].

Who was Malala Yousafzai married to?

Malala Yousafzai's spouses include Asser Malik^[12].

What did Malala Yousafzai do for work?

Malala Yousafzai worked as blogger^[4], human rights defender^[5], memoirist^[6], writer^[7], and women's rights activist^[8].

What awards did Malala Yousafzai receive?

Honors received include Nobel Peace Prize^[15], Sakharov Prize^[16], Simone de Beauvoir Prize^[17], and National Malala Peace Prize^[18].