Malala Yousafzai Biography

Malala Yousafzai Biography

Malala Yousafzai was born in Swat valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan in July 1997. She is a 14 years old girl and is studying in 8th class in school. Malala was born in Mingora the capital of Swat valley. Her school is situated in Swat and called "Khushal Public School". She was entered to school in the age of five. She has been a very good student at her school and never failed in exams. Her father Ziauddin is also the principle of a school in Swat. 

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Struggles for Children Rights

When Taliban started banning girls from going schools in Swat in 2009, she was among the girls who were banned from schools and thus she's educational career  affected at the time. She didn't go to school for many days when military operation was also about to start in the Swat valley in 2009. At that time, she wrote a diary named "Gul Makai" for the British Broad Casting (BBC) website. She wrote her 15 episodes diary with very interesting end. 

She mentioned all the situation was going on in Swat valley in her diary. Later on, when peace was restored in Swat region, she appeared on many TV channels and her articles and statements were published by many local and international newspapers.

Malala during a speech about education

In 2011, she was nominated for the international children peace prize by Desmond Tutu. She was not given that prize but it was her honor that she was included in the nominated 3 children from around world who were present there. Though, she was given many national awards and prizes by Pakistani Government and local NGOs. 

9 October 2012 Malala was attacked

9 October was a dark day for all Pakistan and for the entire world. Malala Yousafzai was attacked in Mingora Swat when she was coming back from School at home. She was attacked by two gun men in her school bus. She was fired on the head and the bullet went inside her neck and stuck there. The incident sparked the whole country in minutes and she was first taken to Saido sharif in Swat for urgent treatment, but later on she was shifted to Peshawar and then to Rawalpindi. 

When Malala was attacked in Swat

She remained unconscious for 10 days, but after 11 days she came out of coma and opened eyes. Now she is in Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the United Kingdom and her doctors says she well get soon. That's the story of Malala Yousafzai. Hope she will start her education sooner....... And will be going to school like below picture: 

Happy Malala is going to school