Mohemad Elbaradei (1942- )

Awarded the Prize “for the efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way.”

He is an International Atomic Energy Scientist who was born on 17 June 1942 in Cairo Egypt. He graduated from Cairo University in 1964 with bachelor of Laws then gained his Master Doctor degree in New York University School of Law in 1971 1974. He was the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an inter-governmental organization under the auspices of the United Nations from December 1997 to November 2009.