“A doctor can only treat patients. A doctor can only help the people who are shot or who are injured. But a politician can stop people from injuries. A politician can take a step so that no person is scared tomorrow.”

Pakistani education advocate and Nobel laureate. She gained global attention for her activism on girls' education after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012. Her work has centered on advocating for girls' rights to schooling and speaking out against extremism.