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Birth
On 12 July 1997 in Pakistan, parents Ziauddin Yousafzai and Tor Pekai had their first-born daughter Malala. -
Malala Day
On 12 July 2013, Yousafzai's 16th birthday, she spoke at the UN to call for worldwide access to education. The UN dubbed the event "Malala Day". It was her first public speech since the attack, leading the first ever Youth Takeover of the UN, with an audience of over 500 young education advocates from around the world. -
Spoke before the United Nations
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly alongside 193 youth representatives from the Organization’s 193 Member States, Pakistani education advocate Malala Yousafzai today asked world leaders to promise that every child will have the right to safe, free and quality primary and secondary education. -
Gave a speech at Harvard University
Yousafzai was in Cambridge to receive the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award from the Harvard Foundation, which each year honors an individual whose work promotes equality, racial harmony, and peace. Previous recipients have included Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu, and Kofi Annan. -
Book Release
Malala's autobiography "I am Malala" was released. It won many awards, including Goodreads Choice Awards Best Memoir & Autobiography. -
Met US President Bracak Obama and his family
During that meeting, she confronted Obama on his use of drone strikes in Pakistan -
Met Queen Elizabeth
Malala Yousafzai met the UK's Queen Elizabeth II at a Buckingham Palace reception. -
Spoke at the Girl Summit in London
Yousafzai spoke at the Girl Summit in London, advocating for rights for girls. -
Won Nobel Peace Prize
On 10 October 2014, Yousafzai was announced as the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. Having received the prize at the age of 17, Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel laureate. -
Received the World Children's Prize for the rights of the child
Children's rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Wednesday received the World's Children's Prize 2014 in Sweden, after winning a global vote involving millions of children.
The awards organization cited the 17-year-old Pakistani girl for "her courageous and dangerous fight for girls' right to education." -
Announced donating $50,000 through the UNRWA, to help rebuild 65 schools in Gaza.
Nobel peace prize winner says money will go through UN agency and help rebuild 65 schools in Palestinian territory -
Opened school for Syrian refugee girls
On 12 July 2015, her 18th birthday, Yousafzai opened a school in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, near the Syrian border, for Syrian refugees. The school, funded by the not-for-profit Malala Fund, offers education and training to girls aged 14 to 18 years. Yousafzai called on world leaders to invest in "books, not bullets".
