About Malala Yousafzai

·        Only two Pakistanis won Nobel so far.

Ø     1979: Physics- Abdus Salam for subatomic particles

Ø     2014: Peace- Malala for advocating girl education.

·        Malala is youngest person to win Nobel (age 17). Broke record of Lawrence Braggs (25 years old, Physics noble-1915).

·        She hails from Village Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan.

·        Wrote a BBC-blog pseudonym ‘Gul Makai’ (2009).

·        Advocated girl child education in Pakistan. Hence Talibans did not like it. NOT ONE BIT. so, they shot her in the head.

·        Government sent her to UK for treatment. Currently living in Birmingham, crusading for education via speeches, books, and social media.

·        Malala has written following Books:

v    I’m Malala (co-author Christina Lamb)

v    Malala: the girl who stood up for education and changed the world (co-author Patricia McCormick).