Malala Day 2023: Know All About Malala Yousafzai Awards and Achievements – Malala Day falls on July 12th to honor the resilience and advocacy of Malala Yousafzai. United Nations established the day in recognition of her efforts to promote education for girls worldwide. The day marks a reminder of the importance of education and the ongoing struggle for equal access to education, especially for girls in underprivileged communities.
- On July 12th, 2013, Yousafzai spoke before the UN to promote universal access to education.
- After that, the UN declared the birthday of Yousafzai as “Malala Day”.
- Malala said, “Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who has raised their voice for their rights.”
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Who is Malala Yousafzai?
- Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.
- She was born on July 12, 1997.
- Malala achieved international prominence after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012.
- Malala is also known for advocating for girls’ right to education.
- She continues to work towards improving access to education for children worldwide.
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List of Awards & Honours By Malala Yousafzai
| Year | Name of Awards & Honours |
| 2011 | International Children’s Peace Prize (nominee) |
| 2011 | National Youth Peace Prize |
| January 2012 | Anne Frank Award for Moral Courage |
| October 2012 | Sitara-e-Shujaat, Pakistan’s second-highest civilian bravery award |
| November 2012 | Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 global thinker |
| December 2012 | Time Magazine Person of the Year shortlist for 2012 |
| November 2012 | Mother Teresa Awards for Social Justice |
| December 2012 | Rome Prize for Peace and Humanitarian Action |
| January 2013 | Top Name in Annual Survey of Global English in 2012 |
| January 2012 | Simone de Beauvoir Prize |
| March 2013 | Memminger Freiheitspreis 1525 (conferred on 7 December 2013 in Oxford) |
| March 2013 | Doughty Street Advocacy Award of Index on Censorship |
| March 2013 | Fred and Anne Jarvis Award of the UK National Union of Teachers |
| April 2013 | Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards, Global Trailblazer |
| April 2013 | One of Time‘s “100 Most Influential People in the World” |
| May 2013 | Premi Internacional Catalunya Award of Catalonia, May 2013 |
| June 2013 | Annual Award for Development of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) |
| June 2013 | International Campaigner of the Year, 2013 Observer Ethical Awards |
| August 2013 | Tipperary International Peace Award for 2012, Ireland Tipperary Peace Convention |
| 2013 | Portrait of Yousafzai by Jonathan Yeo displayed at National Portrait Gallery, London |
| September 2013 | Ambassador of Conscience Award from Amnesty International |
| 2013 | International Children’s Peace Prize |
| 2013 | Clinton Global Citizen Awards from Clinton Foundation |
| September 2013 | Harvard Foundation’s Peter Gomes Humanitarian Award from Harvard University |
| 2013 | Anna Politkovskaya Award – Reach All Women in War |
| 2013 | Reflections of Hope Award – Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum |
| 2013 | Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought – awarded by the European Parliament |
| 2013 | Honorary Master of Arts degree awarded by the University of Edinburgh |
| 2013 | Pride of Britain (October) |
| 2013 | Glamour magazine Woman of the Year |
| 2013 | GG2 Hammer Award at GG2 Leadership Awards (November) |
| 2014 | International Prize for Equality and Non-Discrimination |
| 2014 | Awarded the World Children’s Prize also known as Children’s Nobel Prize |
| 2014 | Awarded Honorary Life Membership by the PSEU (Ireland) |
| 2014 | Skoll Global Treasure Award |
| 2014 | Honorary Doctor of Civil Law, University of King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 2014 | 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, shared with Kailash Satyarthi |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Liberty Medal |
| 2014 | Asia Game Changer Award |
| 2014 | One of Time Magazine “The 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014” |
| 2014 | Honorary Canadian citizenship |
| 2015 | Asteroid 316201 Malala named in her honour. |
| 2015 | The audio version of her book I Am Malala wins a Grammy Award for Best Children’s Album. |
| 2016 | Honorary President of The Students’ Union of the University of Sheffield |
| 2016 | Order of the Smile |
| 2017 | Youngest ever United Nations Messenger of Peace |
| 2017 | Received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa |
| 2017 | Ellis Island International Medal of Honor |
| 2017 | Wonk of the Year 2017 from American University |
| 2017 | Harper’s Bazaar inducted Malala in the list of “150 of the most influential female leaders in the UK” |
| 2017 | Advisor to Princess Zebunisa of Swat, Swat Relief Initiative Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey |
| 2018 | Gleitsman Award from the Center for the Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School |
| 2019 | For their first match of March 2019, the women of the United States women’s national soccer team each wore a jersey with the name of a woman they were honouring, on the back; Carli Lloyd chose the name of Yousafzai. |
| 2022 | Elected World’s Children’s Prize Decade Child Rights Hero. |
| 2023 | Invited to Met Gala |
