Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist advocate for girls’ education and Nobel Peace Prize winner, married her fiancé Asser, this was announced by the 24-year-old girl this Tuesday from her account Twitter, where he shared a series of photos of the link, as well as an emotional message to his millions of followers.
“Today is a beautiful day in my life. Asser and I got married to be life partners. We held a little nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families. Please send us your prayers. We are excited to walk the journey that lies ahead together ”he wrote. Malala On twitter.
Malala, who became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, at the age of 17, he became known globally after surviving in 2012 a attempt perpetrated by a Taliban; She was just 15 years old when she was shot for defending girls’ right to education in her native Pakistan.
Malala and Asser get married in Birmingham and celebrate with their families
In the message shared on Twitter, Malala, who lives in the United Kingdom, reported that she and her husband, named Asser, had married in the city of Birmingham and they celebrated it at home in the company of their families, who appear accompanying them in some of the postcards that the activist published in the social network.
Although Malala did not give more information about her husband, other than his first name, the users of the social networks they identified it as Asser malik, general director of the High Performance Center of the Cricket Board of Pakistan.
Malala is remembered and admired in many parts of the world, especially in western countries, due to its value personal and their impetus and strength in the defense of Rights of girls and women to education. Malala told British Vogue last July that she was not sure if she would ever get married.
“I still don’t understand why people have to get marry. If you want to have a person in your life, why do you have to sign papers of marriageWhy can’t it just be an agreement? “, he declared in the meeting he held with the publication, an edition that shared an extensive profile of the activist. This comment would have caused multiple criticisms from various users of social networks in Pakistan.
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