Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist renowned for her advocacy of female education.

Born in 1997 in the Swat Valley, she gained international attention after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012.

Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2014 at age 17.

Her activism began with blogging for the BBC about life under Taliban rule and has since evolved into a global movement for girls' education.

She co-founded the Malala Fund to support education initiatives worldwide.

Yousafzai's memoir, "I Am Malala," details her experiences and ongoing fight for educational equality.