Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist. She is fighting for women's and children's rights

At the age of 17, Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Prize recipient "for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education".

In 2013, Time magazine featured her as one of "The 100 Most Influential People in the World". She was nominated for the World Children's Prize in Sweden in 2014.

In 2012, a Taliban shot her, as she was returning home on a bus, after taking an exam in Pakistan's Swat Valley. He shouted: "Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot you all". And he did. She was shot with one bullet, which went through her head, neck and ended in her shoulder.

She has stated: "Even if they come to kill me, I will tell them what they are trying to do is wrong, that education is our basic right".

Malala Yousafzai is a famous Pakistani activist, who was born on July 12, 1997. As a person born on this date, Malala Yousafzai is listed in our database as the 7th most popular celebrity for the day (July 12) and the 5th most popular for the year (1997).

People born on July 12 fall under the Zodiac sign of Cancer, the Crab. Malala Yousafzai is the 111th most popular Cancer.

Aside from information specific to Malala Yousafzai's birthday, Malala Yousafzai is the 2nd most famous Pakistani.

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