Malala Yousafzai Ranked as the Most Famous Teenager of the Decade

What’s next for the heroine to achieve?

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai has been hailed by the UN (United Nations) as the most famous teenager of the decade.

The UN reflected upon the teenage years of the decade and looked back on the greatest stories that shook the world at a global stage.

UN’s initial review of the decade consists of the devastating Haitian earthquake, which occurred in 2010. The Syrian conflict in 2011 and Malala’s outspoken efforts in favor of girls’ education and condemning the systematic atrocities of the Taliban.

The UN focuses on the incident that took place on October 09, 2012. When Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban in an assassination attempt in retaliation for her activism.related to women’s rights and education. The UN report further adds:

Malala’s activism and profile have only grown since the assassination attempt. She won several high-profile awards, including the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize and became a UN Messenger of Peace in 2017, with a special focus on girls’ education.


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About Malala

Malala rose to worldwide recognition and fame after surviving a horrific attack on her life by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

She went on to become a prominent activist for giving people the right to education. Malala founded the Malala Fund in 2013,  an International non-profit organization that fights for girls’ education. The goal? To ensure quality education for every girl.

She wrote a book in 2013 called I Am Malala which vividly describes her life and her activism.

She is the youngest ever person to have ever received a Nobel Prize Award.