Mohamed ElBaradei

Description: (Former Director of IAEA & Nobel Peace Prize Winner)

Dr. Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei is an Egyptian lawyer and diplomat who served as the Director General of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. Just like his father he supported democratic rights for the Egyptian people and freedom of speech for the press and everybody else. He supported nuclear disarmament during his tenure as the Director General of the IAEA and insisted on the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. He was highly supportive of diplomatic tackling of the nuclear proliferation issues in countries like North Korea and Iran and recorded the fact that the IAEA had found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq which had been the main reason behind the invasion of Iraq by America and its allies. He was appointed as the head of IAEA for three consecutive terms and carried on his movement for nuclear disarmament as long as was with the organization and even after that. He could speak Arabic, English and French very fluently and decent German which helped to do his work in Vienna. When he went back to his own country after his stint as IAEA’s head, he found the regime of President Hosni Mubarak absolutely unacceptable and protested vehemently for its removal and served as the acting Vice President of Egypt from 14 July 2013 until 14 August 2013.

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Birthday June 17, 1942 (Gemini)
Alternative names Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei
City Cairo, Egypt
Spouse/Ex- Aida El-Kachef
Parents Mostafa ElBaradei
Children Laila Mohamed ElBaradei, Mostafa Mohamed ElBaradei
Relatives Mona ElBaradei
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