Mohamed EL-BARADEI
- Director General Emeritus International Atomic Energy Agency
- Prix Nobel de la Paix, 2005
Bio
Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei was Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from December 1997 until November 2009.
Dr. ElBaradei was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1942, son of the late Mostafa ElBaradei, a lawyer and former President of the Egyptian Bar Association. He gained a Bachelor’s degree in Law in 1962 at the University of Cairo, and a Doctorate in International Law at New York University School of Law in 1974.
In October 2005, Dr. ElBaradei and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way". In its citation, the Norwegian Nobel Committee referred to the IAEA´s work as being of "incalculable importance", and referred to Dr. ElBaradei as an "unafraid advocate" of new measures to strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation regime.
In December 2009, Dr. ElBaradei has been appointed Director General Emeritus of the IAEA. Starting in 2010, Dr. ElBaradei became a prominent advocate for democratic change in Egypt and the promotion of freedom and social justice. He is an adjunct professor of Law at Cairo University School of Law and has been a board member of many associations, commission and universities, including: Global Citizenship Commission; Transparency International; the International Crisis Group; the Coalition of Dialogue on Africa; the Global Economic Symposium; the American University in Cairo; the United Nations High Level Commission on HIV Prevention.
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