May 18, 2013
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Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei is an Egyptian law scholar and diplomat. He was the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, 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 an important figure in the 2011 Egyptian revolution which ousted the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
ElBaradei is currently the leader of Egypt's Constitution Party, which aims to group the liberal forces of the country, in order to protect and promote the principles and objectives of the 25 January 2011 Revolution according to liberal ideals. He is a prominent figure of the Egyptian opposition.
On 5 December 2012, ElBaradei was named the coordinator of Egypt's National Salvation Front, which also includes former presidential candidates Hamdeen Sabbahi and Amr Moussa. The National Salvation Front is the coalition of the primary opposition parties against President Mohamed Morsi’s decrees.
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![Former IAEA chief says Israel would be 'totally crazy' to attack Iran [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-2423000/2423875/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=d28e5f359ccd46f6c0fbfbec298fc17c)
![One year on, Egyptians return to Tahrir Square for the second 'Friday of Rage' [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-316000/316346/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8558aea016ba6589843d70004dad448f "Demonstrators take part in a protest demanding the army to hand power to civilians, at Tahrir square in Cairo January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem")
![Egypt holds run-off elections as ElBaradei expresses concerns over the rise of religious extremists [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313120/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=ceaaccc93bfdc83510f69f436ad195da)
