Ziauddin Yousafzai Biography
Ziauddin Yousafzai the father of Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai, is a Pakistani education campaigner. He is the author of Let Her Fly and is the co-founder and board member of the Malala Fund (2018).
How old is Ziauddin Yousafzai? – Age
He is 53 years old as of 20 April 2022. He was born in Shangla, Pakistan.
Ziauddin Yousafzai Family
Yousafzai was born into a Pashtun Muslim family who practiced Sunni Islam. The orator Rohul Amin Yousafzai, who was also a teacher of theology at a government high school and the Imam of the local mosque, was Ziauddin’s father.
Ziauddin Yousafzai School
He was a member of the Rotary Club of Swat and ran a network of schools known as the Khushal Public School, which was named after a famous Pashtun poet, Khushal Khan Khattak. He was a member of the Awami National Party, a left-wing Pashtun nationalist organization.
Ziauddin Yousafzai Wife – Children
Yousafzai is married to Toor Pekai and has two sons, Khushal and Atal, as well as a daughter, Malala. His first kid, who was born before Malala, died in infancy. Ziauddin has been seen speaking proficient English, Urdu, and Pashto in interviews with his daughter.
Ziauddin Yousafzai Books
Let Her Fly, an autobiography written by Yousafzai, was published in November 2018. He discusses his fight for all children’s right to an equal education in his book, as well as opportunities and social and political recognition.
Ziauddin Yousafzai Career
He urged his daughter, Malala, to speak up when she was old enough to recognize that girls were not allowed to attend school after a certain age. Instead of going to school, girls would have to stay at home and learn to cook for their brothers and fathers. He and his companion Naeem Khan were willing to teaching girls who wanted to keep learning and going to school when they began their schools after college. He supported any woman who wanted to excel in life rather than remain ignorant, as many Pakistani women do. Ziauddin was interviewed for The Agenda’s current affairs broadcast.
He also gave a TED Talk about why he encourages his daughter to advocate for women’s rights. In his address, he recalls never seeing his sisters’ names printed on paper as a child, and going to school while they were all forced to stay at home. His advocacy has been influenced by these truths.
On June 11, 2015, Yousafzai received an honorary doctorate of law from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada, in recognition of his commitment to peace and his ongoing efforts in Pakistan and around the world for girls’ educational rights. In 2017, the University of Ottawa awarded Yousafzai and his daughter an honorary doctorate.
Ziauddin Yousafzai Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 1.87 million.