Malala Yousafzai (activist)

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist known for advocating girls’ education and women's rights. She gained international recognition after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012, which targeted her for speaking out against their ban on female schooling. Despite the attack, she continued her advocacy globally, inspiring movements for education equality. In 2014, she became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate at age 17. Malala's work emphasizes the importance of education as a fundamental right and she remains a prominent voice promoting peace, tolerance, and access to education for all children worldwide.