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Indira Gandhi Prize
Awarded forOutstanding contributions in peace
LocationNew Delhi
First awarded1986

The Indira Gandhi Prize, or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, also known as Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, is the prestigious award accorded annually by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust[1] to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom. The prize carries a cash award of 2.5 million Indian rupees and a citation. A written work, in order to be eligible for consideration, should have been published. The panel constituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust consists of prominent national and international personalities including previous recipients. The recipients are chosen from a pool of national and international nominees.

Recipients

Year Recipient Image Birth / death State/Organization Description
1986[2] Parliamentarians for Global Action  – est. 1978  – International Organisation of Parliamentarians
1987[3] Mikhail Gorbachev b. 1931 d. 2022  Soviet Union Former Soviet Union Leader
1988[4] Gro Harlem Brundtland b. 1939  Norway Former Prime Minister of Norway
1989[5] UNICEF est. 1946  United Nations United Nations Children's Emergency Fund
1990[5] Sam Nujoma b. 1929  Namibia First President of Namibia
1991[6] Rajiv Gandhi 1944 – 1991  India Former Prime Minister of India (posthumous)
1992[7] Saburo Okita 1914 - 1993  Japan Japanese Economist
1993[8] Václav Havel 1936–2011  Czech Republic 1st President of the Czech Republic
1994[9] Trevor Huddleston 1913 - 1998  United Kingdom Anti-Apartheid Activist
1995[10] Olusegun Obasanjo b. 1937  Nigeria 12th President of Nigeria
1996[11] Médecins Sans Frontières est. 1971  France Voluntary Organisation
1997[12] Jimmy Carter b. 1924  United States 39th President of the United States
1998[13] Muhammad Yunus b. 1940  Bangladesh Founder of Grameen Bank
1999[14] M. S. Swaminathan b. 1925  India Indian Agricultural Scientist
2000[15] Mary Robinson b. 1944  Ireland 7th President of Ireland
2001[16] Sadako Ogata b. 1927  Japan Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
2002[17] Shridath Ramphal b. 1928  Guyana 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General
2003[18] Kofi Annan 1938–2018  Ghana 7th United Nations Secretary General
2004[19] Maha Chakri Sirindhorn b. 1955  Thailand Princess of Thailand
2005[20] Hamid Karzai b. 1957  Afghanistan 12th President of Afghanistan
2006[21] Wangari Maathai 1940 - 2011  Kenya Environmental and Political activist
2007[22] Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation est. 1994  United States Charitable Foundation
2008[23] Mohamed ElBaradei b. 1942  Egypt 4th Director General of the IAEA
2009[24] Sheikh Hasina b. 1947  Bangladesh Prime Minister of Bangladesh
2010[25] Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva b. 1945  Brazil Ex-President of Brazil
2011[26] Ela Bhatt 1933 - 2022  India Founder of SEWA
2012[27] Ellen Johnson Sirleaf b. 1938  Liberia President of Liberia
2013[28] Angela Merkel b. 1954  Germany Chancellor of Germany
2014[29] Indian Space Research Organisation est. 1969  India Indian Space Agency
2015[30] UNHCR est. 1950  United Nations United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
2017[1] Manmohan Singh b. 1932  India Former Prime Minister, Finance Minister, and Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
2018[31] Centre for Science and Environment founded 1980  India Not-for-profit public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi, India.
2019[32] Sir David Attenborough b. 1926  United Kingdom World renowned English broadcaster and natural historian
2021[33] Pratham founded 1995  India Pratham is an innovative not-for-profit learning organization created to improve the quality of education based in India.
2022[34] Indian Medical Association and The Trained Nurses Association of India (jointly)  India The award was for every doctor, nurse, paramedic, and workers for their selfless service during the COVID-19 pandemic
2023[35] Ali Abu Awwad & Daniel Barenboim (jointly)  State of Palestine &  Argentina Awwad is an eminent peace activist & Maestro Barenboim is an Argentine-born distinguished classical pianist

See also

References

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  35. ^ "Activist Ali Abu Awwad and pianist Daniel Barenboim win Indira Gandhi Peace Prize". The Hindu. 14 December 2023.
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