'Excited to spend our life together': Asser Malik gushes over Malala

Malala sent Pakistani Twitter into a frenzy with social media post on her tying the knot

Asser Malik, the lucky man who tied the knot with the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner in Malala Yousafzai yesterday, has taken to Twitter to share his love and admiration for the women's rights activist.

"In Malala, I found the most supportive friend, a beautiful and kind partner — I'm so excited to spend the rest of our life together. Thank you all for the wishes on our Nikkah. In following our cricket team's tradition, we had to do a victory cake cutting," Asser, who serves as the general manager at the Pakistan Cricket Board, wrote.

In Malala, I found the most supportive friend, a beautiful and kind partner — I'm so excited to spend the rest of our life together.

Thank you all for the wishes on our Nikkah. In following our cricket team's tradition, we had to do a victory cake cutting. pic.twitter.com/KSGQOHsY64

— Asser Malik (@MalikAsser) November 10, 2021

Pakistani Twitter went into a frenzy late last night after Malala posted photos of her nikkah ceremony.

Today marks a precious day in my life.
Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life. We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families. Please send us your prayers. We are excited to walk together for the journey ahead.
📸: @malinfezehai pic.twitter.com/SNRgm3ufWP

— Malala (@Malala) November 9, 2021

Her husband Malik describes himself on his LinkedIn profile as an entrepreneur with a history of working in the sports industry. He studied at Pakistan’s prestigious Aitchison College in Lahore, which was also attended by Pakistan’s current prime minister, Imran Khan. Malik graduated from Lahore University of Management Sciences with a degree in economics and political science in 2012.

In a June interview with British Vogue, Malala spoke of her parents having an “arranged love marriage” and teased that her father received unsolicited emails from prospective suitors on her behalf. She also expressed doubts that she would ever marry, sparking a social media backlash in Pakistan with netizens criticising what they saw as a threat to the institution of marriage.

“I still don’t understand why people have to get married. If you want to have a person in your life, why do you have to sign marriage papers; why can’t it just be a partnership?” she said at the time, adding that her mother had jokingly chastised that viewpoint.