Mohamed ElBaradei

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Mohamed ElBaradei
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Mohamed ElBaradei

Mohamed ElBaradei (Arabic: محمد البرادعي) (born June 17, 1942, Egypt) is the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA is an inter-governmental organization related to the United Nations. It is based in Vienna and concerns itself with the (peaceful) use of nuclear energy. ElBaradei and the IAEA were both awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. They got the prize for their efforts in Iraq, finding that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

ElBaradei has a doctorate in International law.