Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist
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Summary

Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997[1], in Mingora[2]. She has worked as a blogger[3], human rights defender[4], memoirist[5], writer[6], and women's rights activist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74,776 views/month, #2,743 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Father: Ziauddin Yousafzai[9]
  • Mother: Toorpekai Yousafzai[10]
  • Spouse: Asser Malik[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Pakistan[12]
  • Occupation: activist[13]
  • Employer: Malala Fund[14]
  • Award received: Nobel Peace Prize[15], Sakharov Prize[16], Simone de Beauvoir Prize[17], National Malala Peace Prize[18], Anna Politkovskaya Award[19], United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights[20], European Human Rights Prize[21], Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear[22], Philadelphia Liberty Medal[23], International Children's Peace Prize[24], Index Award[25], Ambassador of Conscience Award[26], Secularist of the Year[27], Catalonia International Prize[28]
  • Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[29]
  • Sex or gender: female[30]
  • Movement: children's rights[31], women's rights[32]
  • Named after: Malalai of Maiwand[33]
  • Commons category: Malala Yousafzai[34]
  • Residence: Birmingham[35]
  • Family name: Yousafzai[36]
  • Given name: Malala[37]
  • Pseudonym: Gul[38], گل[39]
  • Official website: https://www.malala.org/[40], https://malala.org/[41]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Malala Yousafzai[42]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[43]

  • Country: PK[44]

  • Began / founded: 1997-07-12[45]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a3551cf3-1df3-4af9-a433-e6f1f57ce7b3[46]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Malala Yousafzai include Malala Fund[47], a nonprofit organization[48], in United States[49], founded in 2013[50], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[51].

Why It Matters

Malala Yousafzai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] She is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Works attributed to her include I Am Malala[54], a literary work[55] and Malala's Magic Pencil[56], a literary work[57]. Entities named for her include Malala Fund[47], a nonprofit organization[48], in United States[49], founded in 2013[50], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[51].

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[9]. Malala Yousafzai's mother was Toorpekai Yousafzai[10].

Who was Malala Yousafzai married to?

Malala Yousafzai's spouses include Asser Malik[11].

What did Malala Yousafzai do for work?

Malala Yousafzai worked as a blogger[3], human rights defender[4], memoirist[5], writer[6], and women's rights activist[7].

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].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . hindustantimes.com. Retrieved . hindustantimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [29] ↑ . reuters.com. Retrieved . reuters.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . nobelprize.org. Retrieved . nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . europarl.europa.eu. europarl.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . mazars.com. mazars.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [24] ↑ . bbc.com. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . web.gencat.cat. web.gencat.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . brockhaus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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