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Ziauddin Yousafzai

1969 - Today

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Ziauddin Yousafzai (Urdu: ضیاء الدین یوسفزئی; Pashto: ضیاالدین یوسفزی; born 20 April 1969) is a Pakistani educational entrepreneur and activist best known as the father of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who protested against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan opposition to the education rights of girls, especially for Pakistani girls. He is currently co-founder and board member of Malala Fund and the author of Let Her Fly (2018). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ziauddin Yousafzai is the 867th most popular social activist, the 204th most popular biography from Pakistan and the 10th most popular Pakistani Social Activist.

Ziauddin Yousafzai is most famous for being a Pakistani education activist and the father of Malala Yousafzai, advocating for girls' education in Pakistan. He co-founded the Malala Fund to promote education for girls globally.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Ziauddin Yousafzai ranks 870 out of 840Before him are Sayaka Osakabe, María Fernanda Castro Maya, Nick Fuentes, Amina Tyler, Elizabeth Smart, Ayakha Melithafa, Xu Mengtao, Kasha Nabagesera, and Teesta Setalvad. After him are Olga Kovalkova, Rabia Kazan, and Ethan Zuckerman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Ziauddin Yousafzai ranks 1,289Before him are Jerry Finn, Jerry Sikhosana, Simon Grayson, Matthew Whitaker, Martie Maguire, and Patrice O'Neal. After him are Baby Bash, Mo Cowan, Carlos Llamosa, Michelle Freeman, Garry Herbert, and Danielle Brisebois.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Ziauddin Yousafzai ranks 203 out of 217Before him are Sabatina James (1982), Jalila Haider (1988), Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (1980), Zeba Bakhtiar (1965), and Shoaib Akhtar (1975). After him are Iman Vellani (2002), Atif Aslam (1983), Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (1978), Abia Akram (1985), Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), Muniba Mazari (1987), and Mahira Khan (1984).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Pakistan

Among social activists born in Pakistan, Ziauddin Yousafzai ranks 10Before him are Guru Ram Das (1534), Asma Jahangir (1952), Iqbal Masih (1983), Mukhtar Mai (1972), Tabassum Adnan (null), and Jalila Haider (1988). After him are Abia Akram (1985), Laila Haidari (null), Mahrang Baloch (1993), and Gulalai Ismail (1986).