Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai,18, joins stars including Scarlett Johansson and Hope Solo at the premiere of 'He Named Me Malala' in New York

  • Documentary subject and activist, Malala Yousafzai and father, Pakistani diplomat Ziauddin Yousafzai attended the star-studded premiere
  • The documentary opens in theaters on October 2, with National Geographic set to air the film next year
  • The film follows Malala, who was shot on a school bus in Pakistan in 2012 by the Taliban for advocating girls' rights to education

Documentary subject and activist, Malala Yousafzai and father, Pakistani diplomat Ziauddin Yousafzai attended the star-studded 'He Named Me Malala' New York premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on Thursday night.

The activist looked pretty in a blue and green scarf wrapped around her head and matching slacks as she joined the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Zosia Mamet, and a pregnant Ivanka Trump at the New York debut.

'He Named Me Malala' opens in theaters on October 2, with National Geographic set to air the film next year.

Young activist and her father: Documentary subject and activist, Malala Yousafzai and father, Pakistani diplomat Ziauddin Yousafzai attended the star-studded 'He Named Me Malala' New York premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on Thursday night

Young activist and her father: Documentary subject and activist, Malala Yousafzai and father, Pakistani diplomat Ziauddin Yousafzai attended the star-studded 'He Named Me Malala' New York premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on Thursday night

With the cast: Activist Malala Yousafzai (C) attends the 'He Named Me Malala' New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater with other cast members and crew. The film follows Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala, who was shot on a school bus in Pakistan in 2012 by the Taliban for advocating girls' rights to education

With the cast: Activist Malala Yousafzai (C) attends the 'He Named Me Malala' New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater with other cast members and crew. The film follows Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala, who was shot on a school bus in Pakistan in 2012 by the Taliban for advocating girls' rights to education

In theaters soon: 'He Named Me Malala' opens in theaters on October 2, with National Geographic set to air the film next year

In theaters soon: 'He Named Me Malala' opens in theaters on October 2, with National Geographic set to air the film next year

The movie was directed by Davis Guggenheim, who also made the documentaries 'An Inconvenient Truth' and 'Waiting for Superman.'

The film follows Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala, who was shot on a school bus in Pakistan in 2012 by the Taliban for advocating girls' rights to education.

On the afternoon of 9 October 2012, Yousafzai boarded her school bus in the northwest Pakistani district of Swat. 

A gunman asked for her by name, then pointed a pistol at her and fired three shots. One bullet hit the left side of Yousafzai's forehead, travelled under her skin through the length of her face, and then went into her shoulder.

The film is a close look at events leading up to the Talibans' attack on Malala for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations in 2013.

Malala will be at the United Nations again on Friday and will open a summit of world leaders that will adopt a global sustainable development agenda for the next 15 years. Malala will ask the leaders to ensure that every child in the world gets a quality free 12-year education

On the red carpet: Activist Malala Yousafzai and Kainat Soomro attended the premiere that is a close look at events leading up to the Talibans' attack on Malala for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations in 2013

On the red carpet: Activist Malala Yousafzai and Kainat Soomro attended the premiere that is a close look at events leading up to the Talibans' attack on Malala for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations in 2013

Malala and other subjects of the film pose for photos in multi-colored garb  at the star studded New York debut 

Malala and other subjects of the film pose for photos in multi-colored garb  at the star studded New York debut 

'The dreams (the world leaders) have for their own children, I'm hopeful they will have the same dreams for the rest of the world's children. ... The rest of the world's children also deserve the right to go to school,' Malala told Reuters in a phone interview on Thursday.

'If you want our future to be more powerful, to be enlightened, to be bright, we need to invest in education, which does not require as much money as we think - just $39 billion, which we spend just in eight days on (the) military,' she said.

Malala, who celebrated her 18th birthday in July in Lebanon by opening a school for Syrian refugee girls, said she would also highlight the plight of refugee children as Europe faces the largest wave of refugees and migrants since World War Two.

In attendance: Hope Solo and Scarlett Johansson both wore black to the premiere at the Zigfeld on Thursday night

'It really makes me sad; so I'm hopeful that world leaders will really think about finding a solution to all these problems and ensuring that people go back to their homes,' she said.

Malala will speak at the United Nations after an address by Pope Francis on Friday. She said she hoped to be able to meet him because she believed his words could ‘bring people together to work for the betterment of humanity.’ 

Also in attendance at the premiere the evening before Malala addresses the United Nations was athlete Hope Solo who donned a form fitting long black gown paired with a classic black clutch to go with it.

The son of Republican hopeful Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, announced on her Facebook page on Thursday she was expecting a third child.

And hours later the 33-year-old Apprentice star was showing off her bump at the Ziegfeld Theater for the premiere. The pregnant wife of Jared Kushner looked sensational in a strapless light grey dress with pleats and a silver brooch at the side. 

The 30-year-old Avengers: Age Of Ultron actress Scarlett Johansson covered her curves in a long silk shirt and black blazer over black leggings.

Girls actress Zosia Mamet as well as fashion blogger turned ingenue Tavi Gevinson and musician Raury made their way on the Zigfeld's red carpet joining actress Elizabeth Shue and actor Andrew Shue, musician Alicia Keys, and United Arab Emirates ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba.

The son of Republican hopeful Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, announced on her Facebook page on Thursday she was expecting a third child and hours later she modeled her very tiny baby bump on the red carpet

The son of Republican hopeful Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, announced on her Facebook page on Thursday she was expecting a third child and hours later she modeled her very tiny baby bump on the red carpet

Ambassador: United Arab Emirates ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba attended the 'He Named Me Malala' New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Thursday as well 

Ambassador: United Arab Emirates ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba attended the 'He Named Me Malala' New York premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Thursday as well 

 

 

 

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