Mohamed ElBaradei

Mohamed ElBaradei (born June 17, 1942) is an Egyptian scientist, administrator, politician, diplomat and 2005 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Mohamed ElBaradei محمد البرادعيه
Vice-President of Egypt
Interim
In office 14 July 2013 – 14 August 2013
President	Adly Mansour (Interim)
Preceded by	Mahmoud Mekki
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Leader of the Constitution Party
In office 28 April 2012 – 14 August 2013
Deputy	George Isaac
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Sayed El-Masry
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
In office 1 December 1997 – 30 November 2009
Preceded by	Hans Blix
Succeeded by	Yukiya Amano
Personal details
Born	Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei (1942-06-17) 17 June 1942 Cairo, Egypt
Political party	Constitution Party
Spouse(s)	Aida El-Kachef
Children	2
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Alma mater	Cairo University Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies New York University
Website	Official website

Early life

ElBaradei was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt. He has a doctorate in International law.

Career

ElBaradei is best known as the former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (1997-2009). The IAEA is an inter-governmental organization related to the United Nations. It is based in Vienna and tries to bring about the peaceful use of nuclear energy. ElBaradei and the IAEA were both awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. They won the prize for their efforts in Iraq, finding that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Mohamed ElBaradei Media

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  Mohammed ElBaradei during Friday of Anger

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  Pratibha Devisingh Patil giving away the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development-2008 to D.G., IAEA, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei for his impassioned opposition to the use of Nuclear Energy for Military purpose

Related pages

• List of Nobel Prize winners by country

Other websites

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