Claim: Malala Yousafzai's father was a politician who did humanitarian work.
Evidence: Considering Jinnah and Benazir Bhutto as her role-models , she was particularly inspired by her father 's thoughts and humanitarian work.
Ziauddin Yousafzai -LRB- born 1969 -RRB- is a Pakistani diplomat best known as the father of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai , a young woman who protested against the Taliban for the education rights of girls , especially for Pakistani girls.
He is currently the United Nations Special Advisor on Global Education and also the educational attaché of Pakistan in its consulate in Birmingham , UK.