Mohamed ElBaradei

Mohamed ElBaradei (Arabic: ???? ????????) (born June 17, 1942, Egypt) is the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an inter-governmental organization under the auspices of the United Nations. ElBaradei and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

2005 Nobel Peace Prize

On October 7 2005, ElBaradei and the IAEA itself were announced as joint recipients of the prestigious 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", implicitly disavowing criticism on them since the second Allied-Iraqi Gulf war, and especially the failed US-led attempt not to prolong his term in office.

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October 7 - 2005 - IAEA - Nobel Peace Prize

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