Yukiya Amano

Yukiya Amano
Question: Yukiya Amano, who passed away, recently, was Head of which organization?
(a) International Monetary Fund
(b) World Health Organisation
(c) International Atomic Energy Agency
(d) United Nations Environment Programme
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
  • On 22nd July, 2019, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano passed away. He was 72.
  • Amano, born in Yugawara, Japan was the 5th Director-General of IAEA.
  • He was serving as the head of International Atomic Energy Agency from 2009.
  • Amano was deeply involved in the years-long negotiations that led to the landmark Iran nuclear deal during Barrack Obama’s tenure as US President.
  • As head of the IAEA, Amano also dealt with the aftermath of the devastating 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan.
  • In this nuclear accident three reactors sank into meltdowns after a devastating tsunami in 2011.

Link:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/iaea-chief-yukiya-amano-who-oversaw-iran-deal-dies-at-72/article28649051.ece