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Mohamed ElBaradei

Nobel peace prize laureate and former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohammed ElBaradei (L), speaks with Egyptian Member of Parliament Hamdeen Sabbahy (C) and former Egyptian Presidential candidate and head of the El-Ghad Party, Ayman Nour (R), during a late night meeting with leading opposition figures at the former's home outside Cairo on February 23, 2010. The return to Cairo ElBaradei has injected energy into the political landscape, but many people wonder whether he is the 'saviour' Egypt has been waiting for.

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    -- Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei hailed the end of "the culture of fear" as Egyptians voted for their first democratically elected president but said who wins is less important than establishing national unity.That goal can only be achieved after Egypt's   Read more »

  • ElBaradei returns to Egypt politics with new party

    -- Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei launched a new political party Saturday that he said aims to unite Egyptians and save the country's revolution from a messy democratic transition.The Constitution Party marks a return to public life for ElBaradei, who declared   Read more »

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About Mohamed ElBaradei

Dr. Mohamed Mostafa El-Baradei (Arabic: محمد البرادعي‎, transliteration: Muḥammad al-Barādaʿī) (born June 17, 1942, in Cairo, Egypt) is the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an inter-governmental organization under the auspices of the United Nations. ElBaradei and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

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