Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai recently tied the knot and it seems like the entire world couldn’t be happier for her. Actors, politicians, writers and singers from countries around the world have sent their heartfelt wishes on social media after the couple surprised us all by announcing their nikkah Tuesday night.
Malala married the general manager of the PCB’s High Performance Centre, Asser Malik, in a small nikkah ceremony at the Yousafzai residence in Birmingham. She took to social media to post pictures from the nikkah, calling it a “precious day in my life”.
Pakistani celebrities post heartfelt wishes
TV show host Rabia Anum Obaid
Filmmaker Assad Zulfiqar Khan
Actor Adnan Malik
Singer and comedian Ali Gul Pir
Singer Meesha Shafi
Singer Shehzad Roy
Actor Mira Sethi
Singer Aima Baig
Aseefa Bhutto Zardari
Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari
World leaders and politicians send congratulations
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Emirati Princess Hend FQ
UK politician Nick Gibb
UK MP Sajid Javid
UK MP Penny Mordaunt
UK Minister Tariq Ahmed Butt
Deputy Secretary General of the UN Amina J Mohammed
Afghan politician Ziaulhaq Amarkhi
Baronness Sayeeda Warsi
Pakistani politicians were quite happy as well
PPP Senator Sherry Rehman
PPP MNA Nafisa Shah
PPP Senator Krishna Kumari
Nadeem Nusrat
Lawyer and political activist Jalila Haider
Senator Sehar Kamran
Former ambassador Maleeha Lodhi
ANP Secretary General Mian Iftikhar Husain
There were some international celebrities in the mix as well
Producer Jemima Khan
Actor Rachel Zegler
Actor Katrina Kaif
Actor Priyanka Chopra
Climate activist Greta Thunberg
Actor Reese Witherspoon
Activist and philantrophist Melinda French Gates
Actor and activist Mia Farrow
Athlete Billie Jean King
Actor Carey Elwes
Apple CEO Tim Cook
Indian singer Shilpa Rao
Many globally acclaimed writers were quite happy for Malala too
Elif Shafak
Jojo Moyes
Barkha Dutt
Chelsea Clinton
Atif Tauqeer
The Nobel Peace Centre
Like everyone else, we couldn’t be happier for the newlyweds and wish them all the best.