Ziauddin Yousafzai
Ziauddin Yousafzai | |
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Ziauddin Yousafzai, 2023 | |
| Born | 20 April 1969 |
| Alma mater | Jahanzeb College |
| Occupation(s) | Education activist Co-founder and Board Member of Malala Fund |
| Political party | Awami National Party |
| Spouse | Tor Pekai Yousafzai |
| Children | 3, including Malala |
Ziauddin Yousafzai (Urdu: ضیاء الدین یوسفزئی; Pashto: ضیاالدین یوسفزی; born 20 April 1969) 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.
He is currently co-founder and board member of Malala Fund and the author of Let Her Fly (2018).