| 1. Malala was born in the Swat district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. |
| 2. She was named after an Afghanistani poet and Warrior woman. |
| 3. Malala's father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, who is an educational activist, was her main teacher. |
| 4. Initially aspiring to become a doctor, Malala later decided to pursue a career in politics. |
| 5. In September 2008, she first spoke out about education rights. |
| 6. Malala participated as a peer educator in the Institute for War and Peace Reporting’s Open Minds Pakistan youth program. |
| 7. Following a Taliban edict in Swat, all girls were banned from attending school after January 15, 2009. |
| 8. On October 9, 2012, she was shot by a Taliban gunman. |
| 9. Malala had surgery on February 2, 2013, to restore her hearing. |
| 10. The shooting garnered global media attention and condemnation from leaders worldwide. |
| 11. In 2014, Malala became a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 12. For Syrian refugees, Malala Fund financed the opening of a school on her 18th birthday in 2015. |
| 13. She co-founded the Malala Fund, a non-profit organization supporting girls' education worldwide. |
| 14. She co-authored the international bestseller 'I Am Malala' in 2013. |
