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The first Noble Prize to be awarded to a South Asian was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore.

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• Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the Law of the photoelectric effect
• The 1921 prize was actually awarded in 1922.

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• Seven Muslims have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize so far.
• They are recognized for efforts in peace, human rights, and conflict resolution.

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1. Anwar Sadat (Egypt) – 1978
2. Yasser Arafat (Palestine) – 1994
3. Shirin Ebadi (Iran) – 2003
4. Mohamed ElBaradei (Egypt) – 2005
5. Tawakkol Karman (Yemen) – 2011
6. Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan) – 2014
7. Abiy Ahmed (Ethiopia) – 2019

Last verified on 12-03-2026

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2022 Nobel Peace Prize Recipients

• Ales Bialiatski – Belarus
• Memorial Organization – Russia
• Center for Civil Liberties – Ukraine

Last verified on 09-03-2026

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• The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland.

It has won the Nobel Peace Prize three times:

1. 1917 – For relief efforts during World War I
2. 1944 – For relief work during World War II
3. 1963 – On the occasion of 100th anniversary of its founding

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• Henri Dunant, the founder, won the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.

Last verified on 11-03-2026