Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohamed ElBaradei | |
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محمد البرادعي | |
ElBaradei in 2005 | |
| Interim Vice President of Egypt | |
| In office 14 July 2013 – 14 August 2013 | |
| President | Adly Mansour (interim) |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Mekki |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Leader of the Constitution Party | |
| In office 28 April 2012 – 14 August 2013 | |
| Deputy | George Isaac |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Sayyed Kassam (acting) Hala Shukrallah |
| 4th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency | |
| In office 1 December 1997 – 30 November 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Hans Blix |
| Succeeded by | Yukiya Amano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohamed Mostafa ElBaradei 17 June 1942 |
| Party | Constitution Party |
| Spouse | Aida El Kashef |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Cairo University Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies New York University |
| Website | Official website |
Mohamed Mostafa ElBaradei (Arabic: محمد مصطفى البرادعي, romanized: Muḥammad Muṣṭafá al-Barādaʿī, Egyptian Arabic: [mæˈħæmːæd mosˈtˤɑfɑ (ʔe)lbæˈɾædʕi]; born 17 June 1942) is an Egyptian lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1997 to 2009 and as interim vice president of Egypt in 2013.
As Director General of the IAEA, ElBaradei oversaw the agency during inspections in Iraq preceding the 2003 invasion of Iraq and disputes over the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea. He and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 "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".
After leaving the IAEA, ElBaradei founded the National Association for Change and became a prominent opposition figure during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, ElBaradei was appointed vice president but resigned in protest over the Rabaa massacre.