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Malala Yousafzai Reveals Romance in Upcoming Memoir

10/17/2025

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Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel laureate, and her husband Asser Malik discuss their relationship in a joint interview, noting they met in 2018 and married in November 2021 in England.
Yousafzai's memoir Finding My Way releases October 21 and includes insights about their romance.
They initially kept the relationship private due to norms in Pakistan.
Yousafzai later confided in her father about her feelings for Malik.

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Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel laureate, and her husband Asser Malik discuss their relationship in a joint interview, noting they met in 2018 and married in November 2021 in England.
Yousafzai's memoir Finding My Way releases October 21 and includes insights about their romance.
They initially kept the relationship private due to norms in Pakistan.
Yousafzai later confided in her father about her feelings for Malik.