Birmingham, UK - Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai has announced she has tied the knot in the UK.

The Pakistani activist, who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012 after angering them with her campaign for girls' schooling, revealed on Tuesday that she has gotten married to her partner Asser Malik.

The 24-year-old said a small service took place at her home in Birmingham and was attended by family and friends.

Photos showed her in a pink dress, while her partner wore a matching tie.

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"Today marks a precious day in my life," she wrote on Twitter. "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."

Yousafzai rose to fame and became the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2014, winning the accolade for her work campaigning for human rights and girls to have a universal right to education.

She completed a philosophy, politics, and economics degree at Oxford University last year.

The activist has also set up the Malala Fund, which aims to support the education of girls worldwide.

Her announcement was met an outpouring of love on the internet, and congratulatory wishes from around the world.