Ziauddin Yousafzai
Family Member
Diplomat best recognized as the father of Nobel laureate and education rights activist Malala Yousafzai. After his daughter's rise to the public eye, he became the United Nations Special Advisor on Global Education.
As a child, he had a stutter but despite this was determined to prove he could learn to speak correctly. He would eventually graduate Jahanzeb College with a master's degree in English.
A school owner and educational activist, he has run the chain of Pakistani schools Khushal Public School.
His father, Rohul Amin Yousafzai, was an orator. He has an older brother and five sisters. He and his wife, Pekai, have three children, daughter Malala and sons Khushal and Atal.
His daughter has spoken with countless world leaders from Justin Trudeau to Barack Obama.