Topic: Mohammed El Baradei

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, who prefers the Latin writing of his name to be spelled ElBaradei rather than hyphenated, and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

ElBaradei was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt. Mostafa ElBaradei, his attorney father who headed the Egyptian Bar Association, often found himself at odds with the dictatorial regime of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. ElBaradei's father was also a supporter of democratic rights in Egypt, supporting a free press and a legal system that was independent. ElBaradei followed in his father's footsteps and earned his law degree at the University of Cairo in 1962. ElBaradei was one of four children.

ElBaradei is married to Aida Elkachef, an early childhood teacher. They have a daughter, Laila, a lawyer who lives in London with her husband, Neil Pizey, an investment banker. Mohamed and Aida also have a son, Mostafa, a studio director with a television network, both of whom live and work in London, England.