Malala Yousafzai most famous teenager of the decade: UN Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai was declared as the ‘ most famous teenager in the world’ by the United Nations in its ' decade in review ' report released on December 23, 2019. The UN review stated that from a young age, Yousafzai was known for speaking out in favor of education for girls. She has also been extremely vocal about the atrocities committed by the Taliban on common people. Malala Yousafzai gained the world’s attention when she got featured in a documentary by a prominent international media house. The documentary traced her life in the volatile Swat Valley, which lies in the northwest of Pakistan. The valley has been a victim of violent clashes between the Pakistani military and Taliban fighters. The young activist was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman while taking a bus from school in October 2012. Though she was hit in the head, Yousafzai survived and recovered. The attack was widely co