| Malala was born in the Swat district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. |
| She was named after an Afghanistani poet and Warrior woman. |
| Malala's father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, who is an educational activist, was her main teacher. |
| Initially aspiring to become a doctor, Malala later decided to pursue a career in politics. |
| In September 2008, she first spoke out about education rights. |
| Malala participated as a peer educator in the Institute for War and Peace Reporting’s Open Minds Pakistan youth program. |
| Following a Taliban edict in Swat, all girls were banned from attending school after January 15, 2009. |
| On October 9, 2012, she was shot by a Taliban gunman. |
| Malala had surgery on February 2, 2013, to restore her hearing. |
| The shooting garnered global media attention and condemnation from leaders worldwide. |
| In 2014, Malala became a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| For Syrian refugees, Malala Fund financed the opening of a school on her 18th birthday in 2015. |
