I Am Malala

After whom malala named?

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She was given her first name Malala (meaning "grief-stricken") after Malalai of Maiwand, a famous Pashtun poet and warrior woman from southern Afghanistan.

She was named after Malalai of Maiwand.

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Malala,which means grief-stricken, was named after Malalai of Miwand, the greatest heroine of Afghanistan.