Mohamed ElBaradei محمد البرادعي |
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Vice-President of Egypt Interim |
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In office 14 July 2013 – 14 August 2013 |
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President | Adly Mansour (Interim) |
Preceded by | Mahmoud Mekki |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Leader of the Constitution Party | |
In office 28 April 2012 – 14 August 2013 |
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Deputy | George Isaac |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Sayed El-Masry |
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency | |
In office 1 December 1997 – 30 November 2009 |
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Preceded by | Hans Blix |
Succeeded by | Yukiya Amano |
Personal details | |
Born |
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei 17 June 1942 Cairo, Egypt |
Political party | Constitution Party |
Spouse(s) | Aida El-Kachef |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Vienna, Austria |
Alma mater |
Cairo University Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies New York University |
Website | Official website |
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei (Arabic: محمد مصطفى البرادعى, Muḥammad Muṣṭafā al-Barādaʿī, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæˈħæmmæd mosˈtˤɑfɑ (ʔe)lbæˈɾædʕi]; born 17 June 1942) is an Egyptian law scholar and diplomat who was the last Vice-President of Egypt serving on an interim basis from 14 July 2013 until his resignation on 14 August 2013.
He was the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an intergovernmental organization under the auspices of the United Nations, from 1997 to 2009. He and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. ElBaradei was also prominently featured in the Western press regarding relatively recent politics in Egypt, particularly the 2011 revolution which ousted President Hosni Mubarak, and the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.
ElBaradei was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt. He was one of five children of Mostafa ElBaradei, an attorney who headed the Egyptian Bar Association. ElBaradei's father was also a supporter of democratic rights in Egypt, supporting a free press and an independent judiciary.