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The Taliban (“religious students”) is appointed by Pakistan to protect a trade convoy.
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Malala Yousafzai is born.
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Malala gives her first speech – called “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?”
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A BBC reporter in Pakistan asks Malala’s father if he knows anyone who would write anonymously about living under Taliban rule. Schoolgirl Malala begins writing under a pseudonym.
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The Taliban blow up more than 100 girls’ schools in the Swat Valley, and ban girls from going to school after 15 January 2009.
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Malala goes on the radio show Capital Talk on 18 February to speak out against the Taliban’s decision to prevent women from accessing education. A New York Times documentary film is made about her experiences.
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In February, the Taliban edict on women’s schooling is lifted: girls may attend school if they wear burqas.
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In March, Malala ends her blog, and in May, The Pakistani Army moves into the region of Swat. The family is separated and Malala is sent to live with relatives in the countryside.
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14-year-old Malala is nominated by South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu for the International Children's Peace Prize of KidsRights Foundation. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani awards Malala Pakistan’s first National Peace Award for Youth.
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Malala’s identity is increasingly exposed, and she’s now a target: on the afternoon of 9 October, The Taliban attempt to kill her as she rides home in a school bus. Four shots are fired by a Taliban gunman and Malala and two of her friends are wounded.
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On 12 July 2013, Malala’s 16th birthday, she addresses the United Nations General Assembly. It is her first public speech since the shooting, in which she stresses the importance of free universal education.
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Meets the Queen, speaks at Harvard University, meets President Obama. She is also nominated again for the Nobel Peace Prize. Her autobiography is published, titled: I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.
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The 10 attackers from the Shura militant group are arrested for shooting Malala. After receiving the World Children's Prize, Malala donates $50,000 to help rebuild 65 schools in Gaza.
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On 10 October, Malala wins the Nobel Peace Prize, shared with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian children's rights activist. She becomes the youngest Nobel laureate and the only Pakistani winner of the Peace Prize.
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On her 18th birthday, Malala opens a school for Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Meanwhile, the Pakistani government admits that eight out of 10 Taliban members suspected of attempting to assassinate Malala’s have been secretly acquitted.
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The documentary film He Named Me Malala is released in the United States and around the world.