Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, in Mingora, Pakistan.As a child, she became advocate for girls´education, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. On October 9 2012, a gunman shot Malala when she was traveling home from school.She survived, and has continued to speak out about her right and the right of all women to education.In 2013 she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. In 2014, she was nominated again and won, becaming the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize