Timeline of I am Malala By facebooker_198904590465853 Period: Jan 1, 1990 to Feb 13, 2016 Malala Jul 12, 1997 Malala is born Malala is born Sep 11, 2001 On september 11th, Terrorists hijacked a plane which caused an uproar towards most Muslims Terrorists hijack a plane and crash it into the world trade center Dec 31, 2001 Malala's younger brother Khushal is born Khushal, Malala's younger brother is born Dec 31, 2004 Maulana Fazlullah, the leader of the Taliban arrives in Pakistan Dec 31, 2006 Malala's brother Atal is born Period: Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 Reign of the Taliban Dec 31, 2007 The Taliban make their way to Swat, or Malala's hometown Jan 3, 2009 Malala starts an online diary describing how life with the taliban is, using the pseudonym "Gul Makai" Jan 15, 2009 The Taliban order all the girl's schools to be closed Mar 31, 2009 The Pakistani government agrees on a peace deal with the Taliban May 5, 2009 Malala and her family are forced to evacuate Swat due to the growing threat of the Taliban Jul 17, 2009 The prime minster of Swat announces that the threat of the Taliban is gone Dec 31, 2009 Malala and her family return to Swat after the Taliban are cleared Oct 9, 2012 Malala is shot by the Taliban for encouraging girls to go to school Oct 15, 2012 Malala is airlifted to Queen Elizabeth hospital in the UK Jul 12, 2013 Malala gives a speech in New York addressing the need for the rights of Education