Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. As a teenager, she spoke out against the Taliban's ban on girls attending school in her native Swat Valley. In 2012, she survived an assassination attempt when a gunman boarded her school bus and shot her. Rather than being silenced, the attack brought global attention to her cause. She recovered and continued her advocacy on a world stage, founding the Malala Fund to ensure all girls have access to 12 years of free, safe, and quality education. Her memoir, 'I Am Malala,' became an international bestseller. She continues to be a powerful voice for the 130 million girls worldwide who are currently out of school, representing courage in the face of extremism.