Malala Yousafzai
Awards & Honours
7
Awards Won
6
Honours
15
Rankings
7
Covers
3
Records
Malala Yousafzai's achievements are historic. At 17, she became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate ever, a record that still stands. She is the first Pashtun and the second Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize. In 2017, she was appointed the youngest UN Messenger of Peace. She has been named to Time's 100 most influential people list five times and Forbes' Most Powerful Women list multiple times. In 2023, she became the youngest Honorary Fellow at Linacre College, Oxford. Her memoir I Am Malala was a global bestseller, and her documentary He Named Me Malala was Oscar-shortlisted. These honors reflect not just her personal courage but the global movement she sparked.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
UN Messenger of Peace
Youngest person ever appointed as a UN Messenger of Peace.
Honorary Canadian Citizenship
Granted honorary citizenship and became the youngest person to address the Canadian House of Commons.
Honorary Doctorate
Received an honorary doctorate for her advocacy work.
Honorary Doctorate
Awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition of her activism.
Honorary Fellowship
Became the youngest Honorary Fellow in the college's history.
Key to the City of Birmingham
Received the Key to the City of Birmingham, UK.
Rankings & Lists
Time 100 Most Influential People
Time 100 Most Influential People
Time 100 Most Influential People
Time 100 Most Influential People
Time 100 Most Influential People
Forbes Most Powerful Women
Forbes Most Powerful Women
Forbes Most Powerful Women
BBC 100 Women
BBC 100 Women
BBC 100 Women
BBC 100 Women
BBC 100 Women
Vogue 25
Guinness World Record: Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Magazine Covers
Time
2013-10-14
The Girl Who Stood Up to the Taliban
Time
2014-12-08
The Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Vogue (British)
2021-09-01
Malala Yousafzai: The Activist on Love, Marriage, and Her Next Chapter
Vanity Fair
2014-12-01
Malala Yousafzai: The 17-Year-Old Nobel Laureate
The Guardian
2014-12-01
Malala Yousafzai: 'I am not a lone voice, I am many'
Glamour
2014-01-01
Women of the Year
Teen Vogue
2014-01-01
Malala Yousafzai: The Teen Who Changed the World
Records & Feats
Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
At age 17, Malala became the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
Youngest UN Messenger of Peace
Appointed as the youngest UN Messenger of Peace in 2017.
Youngest Honorary Fellow at Linacre College, Oxford
Became the youngest Honorary Fellow in the college's history in 2023.