Malala Yousafzai, the campaigner for girls’ education and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who survived being shot aged 15 by a Taliban gunman in her native Pakistan in 2012, has married.
Malala disclosed this on social media on Tuesday.
Malala said she and her new husband, who she named only as Asser, had wed in Birmingham and celebrated at home with their families.
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“Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life,” she wrote on Twitter, adding four pictures to her post.
The 24-year-old, who lives in Britain, gave no other information about her husband apart from his first name.
Internet users identified him as Asser Malik, general manager of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s High-Performance Centre. Reuters could not confirm this.
Malala is revered in many parts of the world, especially in Western countries, for her courage and eloquence in advocating for the rights of girls and women. In Pakistan, her activism has divided public opinion.
As recently as July this year, Malala told British Vogue magazine that she was unsure if she would ever marry.
REUTERS
