Mohamed ElBaradei Profile And Biography

Mr ElBaradei holds a doctorate in international law from New York University’s law school. In 1980 he became a senior fellow in charge of the International Law Programme at the UN’s Institute for Training and Research.

Born in Egypt in 1942, Mr ElBaradei studied law at the University of Cairo. Mohamed ElBaradei began his career in the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1964, and worked in Egypt’s permanent mission to the UN both in New York and in Geneva.

Mohamed ElBaradei, a Nobel peace laureate and former head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, has emerged as a leading voice for political reform and likely challenger for Egypt’s presidency since returning home in early 2011.

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Mohamed ElBaradei Profile

Name : Mohamed ElBaradei
Full Name : Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei
Born : June 17, 1942 (1942-06-17) (age 68), Cairo, Egypt
Nationality : Egyptian
Best Known As : The Egyptian winner of the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize

Mohamed ElBaradei Profile Alma mater :
- Cairo University (1962)
- Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
- New York University School of Law (1974)
Religion : Islam
ElBaradei speaks : Arabic, English, French and German

Mohamed ElBaradei Profile Family :
Father : Mostafa ElBaradei is an attorney
Wife : Aida El-Kachef is an early childhood teacher.
Children :
- a daughter, Laila—who is a lawyer, lives in London, and is married to Neil Pizey, an investment banker
— and a son, Mostafa, who is an IT manager living in Cairo.
They also have one granddaughter, Maya.

2011 Egyptian protests

Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Egypt (On 27 January 2011) amid ongoing turmoil, with the biggest mass protests in 30 years, which had begun two days earlier, on the 25th January 2011. ElBaradei declared himself ready to lead a transitional government if that was the will of the nation.

Later on ElBaradei arrived in Tahrir Square to join thousands of other protesters against the Mubarak regime and spoke directly to the people, stating that they “have taken back [their] rights” and that they cannot go back. A number of Egyptian political movements have called on ElBaradei to form a transitional government. ElBaradei has also stated that “the people (of Egypt) want the regime to fall”.|source|