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.

Early career

ElBaradei earned a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Cairo in 1962 and a Doctorate in International Law at the New York University School of Law in 1974. His diplomatic career began in 1964 in the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign affairs, where he served on two occasions in the Permanent Missions of Egypt to the United Nations in New York and Geneva. In 1980 he became a senior fellow in charge of the International Law Program at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.

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University of Cairo - New York University School of Law - Geneva - United Nations Institute for Training and Research

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Since 1984, ElBaradei has been a senior member of the IAEA Secretariat, holding a number of high-level positions. Before his current position of Director General, he has been the agency's legal adviser (1984 to 1993) and Assistant Director General for External Relations (1993 to 1997).

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ElBaradei is also a member of the International Law Association and the American Society of International Law. He is married to Aida Elkachef, a kindergarten teacher at Vienna International School, and has two children, Laila and Mostafa. In June 2005, an IAEA spokesman denied rumours http://web.tiscali.it/iranian/Notizia%20arch001/15092004c002.htm that Aida Elkachef was an Iranian and influenced her husband's decisions concerning the Islamic Republic, but refused to elaborate on her nationality. http://www.iribnews.ir/Full_en.asp?news_id=193970&n=13

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International Law Association - American Society of International Law - Kindergarten - Vienna International School - Islamic Republic

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