Malala Day is an annual event that is a celebration of courage, education, and justice and is celebrated around the world on July 12. This annual event is celebrated on Malala Yousafzai’s birthday and also commemorates the anniversary of her influential speech at the UN General Assembly in 2013. The United Nations officially commemorated that day as Malala Day in honour of her bravery and advocacy for girls’ education. Born on July 12, 1997, in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Malala is an education activist and film and television producer. She was the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate at the age of 17. Malala Day 2025 falls on Saturday, July 12. Malala Yousafzai Quotes on Education to Inspire Millions Across the Globe. 

Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history, the second Pakistani and the only Pashtun to receive a Nobel Prize. Yousafzai is a human rights advocate for the education of women and children in her native homeland, Swat, where the Pakistani Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. In this article, let’s know more about Malala Day 2025 date and the significance of the annual event. Malala Day: Powerful Quotes By Malala Yousafzai, Sayings, HD Images And Thoughts To Honour The Young Activist.

Malala Day 2025 Date

Malala Day 2025 falls on Saturday, July 12.

Malala Day Significance

Malala Day is an important international event that aims to honour the courageous Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai. She is known for her tireless advocacy of girls' education around the world. The observance of Malala Day also coincides with her birthday, making it a special occasion to recognise her journey. On her 16th birthday, July 12, 2013, Malala spoke at the United Nations, calling for all children to have access to education.

The UN recognised July 12 as Malala Day, in honour of her courageous advocacy and to highlight the global struggle for education. With her father, her ally and inspiration, she established Malala Fund, an organisation dedicated to giving every girl the opportunity to learn and choose her own future.

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