At just 17 years old, Pakistan's Malala is the youngest winner of the Nobel Prize.
Malala came to international attention when she spoke up for the rights of all children to have an education. Malala's father was a teacher at school. She learned a lot from school before she was at school age. Now she can speak three languages.
She grew up in Pakistan. The living conditions in her area were very poor and dangerous. Many people were killed and many schools were closed. The girls were not allowed to go to school.
Reporters from Britain wanted to tell the world what was happening. The reporters were looking for a young person who would write about the country's problems. They asked Malala's father if one of his students would do it. Malala's father believed that no one would hurt a child. So he suggested his daughter Malala. He said, "She is young, but she can do it."
In 2009, when she was 12, she wrote 35 diaries on the Internet. She wrote about difficulties of her life and about her strong hope for education. It made Malala famous in Pakistan.
In October 2012, when she was going home with her classrooms, a man wanted to kill her with a gun. Because his hand was shaking, the gunman didn't kill her. However, she was in a bad condition for several days. Her face and her hearing were hurt. The man said that he still wanted to kill Malala and her father.
"I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was hurt. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up, "said Malala. She keeps fighting for education for all, She has written a book about her life called I Am Malala. The book shows that one person's voice has the power might change in the world.
