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Malala's birth
She was born in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province -
The first time she talked about education rights
Inspired by the founder of Pakistan, she started speaking about education rights when her father took her to Peshawar to speak at the local press club. -
Banned from school
Yousafzai wrote: "Our annual exams are due after the vacations but this will only be possible if the Pakistani Taliban allow girls to go to school. We were told to prepare certain chapters for the exam but I do not feel like studying." -
Girls' schools reopen
Yousafzai wrote on her blog that she and her classmates "played a lot in class and enjoyed ourselves like we used to before". Only two days later, Yousafzai wrote that there was a skirmish between the military and Taliban, and the sounds of mortar shells could be heard: "People are again scared that the peace may not last for long. Some people are saying that the peace agreement is not permanent, it is just a break in fighting." -
Early activism
Yousafzai trained with local girls' empowerment organisation, whose training included advice on women's rights and empowerment to peacefully oppose radicalisation through education. -
Early activism (2)
A South African activist, nominated Yousafzai for the International Children's Peace Prize of the Dutch international children's advocacy group, KidsRights Foundation. She was the first Pakistani girl to be nominated for the award. -
Murder attempt
A Taliban gunman shot Yousafzai as she rode home on a bus after taking an exam in Pakistan's Swat Valley. Yousafzai was 15 years old at the time. According to reports, a masked gunman shouted: "Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot you all." Upon being identified, Yousafzai was shot with one bullet. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Yousafzai was announced as the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.