1. Ziauddin Yousafzai 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.
Ziauddin Yousafzai is currently co-founder and board member of Malala Fund and the author of Let Her Fly.
Ziauddin Yousafzai graduated from Jahanzeb College with a Master's in English.
Ziauddin Yousafzai has a wife, named Toor Pekai, a daughter, Malala, and two sons, Khushal and Atal.
Ziauddin Yousafzai has been seen on interviews with his daughter, being able to speak fluent English, Urdu, and Pashto.
Ziauddin Yousafzai supported every woman who wanted to become successful in life and not stay illiterate like many women in Pakistan.
Ziauddin Yousafzai did a sit down interview with the current affairs program The Agenda.
Ziauddin Yousafzai gave a speech for TED Talk where he describes the reasons he encourages his daughter to speak up for women's rights.
On 11 June 2015, Ziauddin Yousafzai received an honorary doctorate of law from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada for his commitment to peace, as well as his ongoing efforts for the educational rights of girls in Pakistan and beyond.
In 2017, Ziauddin Yousafzai was awarded, along with his daughter, an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa.
Ziauddin Yousafzai wrote an autobiography titled Let Her Fly which was published in November 2018.