Explanation

• Mohamed ElBaradei of Egypt received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
• Along with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way"

Additional information

• He was an Egyptian diplomat and scholar.
• He served as the Director General of the IAEA from 1997 to 2009.
• Born: 17 June 1942 Cairo, Egypt
• Party: Constitution Party

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026

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• Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician 
• Daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
• She stayed in exile in India from 1975 to 1981.
• She returned to Bangladesh in 1981 after being elected leader of the Bangladesh Awami League.

Additional information 

• In 1975, hisfamily were assassinated during a military coup in the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
• She survived because she was abroad at the time.
• Prime Minister of Bangladesh 
• from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024. 

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

Explanation

• Josef Korbel was the father of Madeleine Albright.
• He served in the UN Commission on India and Pakistan (UNIP).
• He also wrote the book Danger in Kashmir.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

Explanation

• Allama Iqbal delivered his famous Presidential Address on 29 December 1930.
• It was held at the Allahabad session of the All-India Muslim League.
• November 9, 1877 – Born in Sialkot
• 1922 – Actively joined Muslim League politics
• April 21, 1938 – Died in Lahore

Last verified on 30-04-2026

Explanation

• Ibn al-Haytham is known as the Father of Modern Optics.
• He made groundbreaking discoveries about light and vision.
• His famous book is Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics).
• His research was done around 1011–1021 AD.

Last verified on 27-04-2026