'Partners for life.' Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai gets married at home in UK; PeeCee wishes 'vision' joy and happiness

Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist, tied the knot at a small ceremony on Tuesday in Birmingham, central England.

The 24-year-old Pakistani human rights campaigner announced her new life update on Twitter and shared pictures from the ceremony. The activist didn't share any further details on her husband apart from his name.

"Today marks a precious day in my life," Yousafzai wrote on Twitter. The social activist shared her excitement to "walk together" with her husband for the journey ahead.


"Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life. We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families. Please send us your prayers. We are excited to walk together for the journey ahead," she added.

However, Internet users identified Yousafzai's husband as Asser Malik, general manager of the Pakistan Cricket Board's High Performance Centre.


Yousafzai's Twitter feed was flooded with congratulations and expressions of goodwill for their marriage.

International star Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Wednesday wished the couple "joy and happiness". The actress took to her Instagram Story and re-shared the wedding picture of Yousafzai with her husband and wrote, "Congratulations @malala Wishing you so much joy and happiness. You are an absolute vision!!"

The Pakistani human rights campaigner was only 15 when she was shot by the Taliban for daring to want an education. She was shot while returning home from school in Pakistan's Swat Valley in 2012.

Yousafzai was targeted by the Taliban for her relentless objections to the group's regressive interpretation of Islam that limits girls' access to education.

The 24-year-old travelled to the English city of Birmingham for medical treatment and her family eventually joined her. She went back to school as soon as she could but kept campaigning for the right to an education for others. In 2020, Yousafzai graduated from Oxford University.

According to Reuters, Yousafzai in July this year had told British Vogue magazine that she didn't understand why people needed to "sign marriage papers" if they wanted to have a person in their life, a comment that drew a lot of criticism from Pakistan at that time.

"I still don't understand why people have to get married. If you want to have a person in your life, why do you have to sign marriage papers, why can't it just be a partnership?" she was quoted as saying.

Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel laureate when she shared the 2014 Peace Prize with Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi for their work on behalf of children and education rights.