Malala Yousafzaihas tied the knot!
“It is beyond words. Toor Pekai and I are overwhelmed with joy and gratitude,” her fatherwroteon Twitter in honor of the happy occasion.
Listen tothe latest episodeofour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Dayfor more on Malala Yousafzai’s wedding news.The nikkah is a Muslim marriage ceremony that often takes place in a mosque or at the bride’s home, according toBrides.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner previously shared that she was not sure whether she would ever get married in her cover interview forBritish Vogue’s July 2021 issue.“I still don’t understand why people have to get married,” she said at the time. “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?““My mum is like… ‘Don’t you dare say anything like that! You have to get married, marriage is beautiful,’ " she continued.
Malala Yousafzai.Dave Benett/Getty
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Yousafzai went on to share that she was certain marriage was not in the cards until her second year studying at Oxford University.“I just thought, ‘I’m never going to get married, never going to have kids — just going to do my work. I’m going to be happy and live with my family forever,’ " she said.However, with time, Yousafzai’s feelings began to change.“I didn’t realize that you’re not the same person all the time. You change as well and you’re growing,” she said. “You have to find a future for yourself.”
Malala Yousafzai with her memoir, “I Am Malala”.Ida Mae Astute/Walt Disney Television via Getty
Yousafzai is also a bestselling author and the co-founder of theMalala Fund, which invests in education programs to help girls go to school and reach their full potential.
source: people.com
