Nobel laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai gets married in Birmingham
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Nobel laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai gets married in Birmingham

Sharing pictures on Twitter, Malala said she and Asser Malik tied the knot at a nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham.

   
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Malala Yousafzai and Asser Malik tied the knot in Birmingham | Twitter | @Malala

New Delhi: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai married Asser Malik at a small nikkah (wedding) ceremony at home in Britain’s Birmingham Tuesday.

Sharing images of their wedding on Twitter, the 24-year-old activist wrote, “Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life. We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families. Please send us your prayers. We are excited to walk together for the journey ahead.”

 

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, actor Priyanka Chopra and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were among the celebrities who wished her.

 

Malik, according to his LinkedIn profile, is from Lahore, Pakistan, and is currently the General Manager of the Pakistan Cricket Board. He graduated from Pakistan’s Lahore University of Management Sciences with a Bachelors of Science degree in 2012.

Malik’s Instagram profile shows a group photo of his friends including Malala on 26 June 2019 at Edgbaston Stadium.

Born in Mingora, Pakistan in July 1997, Malala fought for girls’ right to education in Swat valley in Pakistan, making her the target of the Taliban extremists who shot her in head in 2012. She was later transferred to Britain for medical treatment. Her family moved to Birmingham in 2013.

At the age of 17, Malala became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner for continuing her fight to let every girl go to school via Malala Fund, a charity dedicated to “giving every girl an opportunity to achieve a future she chooses”. She graduated from Oxford University, where she received the Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree.

In June, British Vogue magazine quoted Malala as saying: “I still don’t understand why people have to get married. If you want to have a person in your life, why do you have to sign marriage papers, why can’t it just be a partnership?” Her remarks drew criticism from a section of people in Pakistan at that time.


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