Youngest Nobel Laureate ever is Malala Yousafzai

Youngest Nobel Laureate ever - all #NobelPrize categories – is Malala Yousafzai, age 17.

Yousafzai, from Pakistan is a passionate advocate for female education who was shot in the head by a masked gunman in October 2012. She was 15 at the time.

In 2014 and aged just 17, Malala was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, receiving the award for her against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.

#NobelFacts Youngest Nobel Laureate ever - all #NobelPrize categories – is Malala Yousafzai, age 17. pic.twitter.com/6Bf3drOsRe

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