Yukiya Amano
Yukiya Amano | |
|---|---|
天野 之弥 | |
| 5th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency | |
| In office 1 December 2009 – 18 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed ElBaradei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1947 Yugawara, Japan |
| Died | 18 July 2019 (aged 72) |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo University of Franche-Comté University of Nice Sophia Antipolis |
Yukiya Amano (Japanese: 天野 之弥, Hepburn: Amano Yukiya, 9 May 1947 – 18 July 2019) was a Japanese diplomat. He was the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from July 2009, until his death in July 2019.[1] Amano was an international civil servant for the United Nations.
Amano died on 18 July, 2019 at the age of 72.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Japanese diplomat takes over as UN nuclear watchdog chief". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ↑ "Announcement". IAEA. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.