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Here’s a look at life Mohamed Al Bardei, former director general of IAEA And Nobel Peace Prize the winner.
date of birth: 17 June 1942
birth place: Cairo, Egypt
birth name: Mohamed Mustafa Albardeik
father: Mustafa El Bardei, a lawyer
Mother: Aida (Hegazi) Elberdeck
Marriage: Aida (Elkachef) Elberdeck
Children: Laila and Mustafa
education: Cairo University, Bachelor’s Degree in Law, 1962; New York University School of Law, Doctorate in International Law, 1974
1964 – Started his career in the Egyptian diplomatic service. Serves in Permanent Missions of Egypt United Nations in New York and Geneva.
1974-1978 – Special Assistant to the Egyptian Foreign Minister.
1980 – Senior Fellow in charge of the International Law Program at the United Nations Training and Research Institute.
1981-1987 – Assistant Professor of International Law at New York University School of Law.
1984 – Joined International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as Legal Adviser.
December 1997-November 2009 – Director General of IAEA.
7 March 2003 – in a presentation for United Nations Security Council, Elberdei says that the IAEA “To date there has been no evidence or plausible indication of the revival of the nuclear weapons program in Iraq.”
7 October 2005 – Received the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the IAEA for its efforts “To prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy is used in the safest manner for peaceful purposes.”
February 2006 – The Greatest Nile Collar receives Egypt’s highest honor.
January 2011 – A source told CNN that he participates in the protests in Cairo and is being placed under house arrest.
April 26, 2011 – ElBaradei’s book, “The Age of Deception: Nuclear Diplomacy in Treacherous Times” is published.
14 July 2013 – Sworn in as Egypt’s Interim Vice President for Foreign Relations.
14 August 2013 – Resigned and stepped down as Vice President of Foreign Relations to protest the heavy police response to anti-government protesters. He goes to Vienna before the end of the month.