“People feel repressed by their own governments; they feel unfairly treated by the outside world; they wake up in the morning, and who do they see - they see people being shot and killed: all Muslims from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Darfur.”

Egyptian lawyer, diplomat, and politician

Mohamed Mostafa ElBaradei is an Egyptian lawyer, diplomat, and politician. He is known for leading the International Atomic Energy Agency as Director General from 1997 to 2009, and for serving as Egypt’s interim vice president in 2013. His public career moved between law, diplomacy, and politics, with his best-known international role at the IAEA. In Egypt, he later took on a brief constitutional role during a period of political change. His profile is tied to public service and international affairs.