The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organizations 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 25 lakh Indian rupeesand 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.
Winners list
Year/Recipient/State/Organization/Description
1986 Parliamentarians for Global Action –est. 1978 –International Organisation of Parliamentarians
1987 Mikhail Gorbachev Soviet Union Former Soviet Union Leader
1988 Gro Harlem Brundtland Norway Former Prime Minister of Norway
1989 UNICEF est.1946 United Nation sUnited Nations Children's Fund
1990 Sam Nujomab Namibia First President of Namibia
1991 Rajiv Gandhi IndiaFormer Prime Minister of India(posthumous)
1992 Saburo Okita Japan Japanese Economist
1993 Václav Havel Czech Republic1st President of the Czech Republic
1994 Trevor Huddleston United Kingdom Anti-Apartheid Activist
1995 Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria12th President of Nigeria
1996 Médecins Sans Frontières est. 1971 France Voluntary Organisation
1997 Jimmy Carter United States 39th President of the United States
1998 Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh Founder of Grameen Bank
1999 M S Swaminathan India Indian Agricultural Scientist
2000 Mary Robinson Ireland 7th President of Ireland
2001 Sadako Ogata Japan Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
2002 Shridath Ramphal Guyana 2ndCommonwealth Secretary-General
2003 Kofi Annan Ghana 7th United Nations Secretary General
2004 Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Thailand Princess ofThailand
2005 Hamid Karzai Afghanistan 1st President of Afghanistan
2006 Wangari Maathai Kenya Environmental and Political activist
2007 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation est.1994 United States Charitable Foundation
2008 Mohamed ElBaradei Egypt 4th Director General of the IAEA
2009 Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Prime Minister of Bangladesh
2010 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Brazil Ex-President of Brazil
2011 Ela Bhatt India Founder of SEWA
2012 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Liberia President of Liberia
Winners list
Year/Recipient/State/Organization/Description
1986 Parliamentarians for Global Action –est. 1978 –International Organisation of Parliamentarians
1987 Mikhail Gorbachev Soviet Union Former Soviet Union Leader
1988 Gro Harlem Brundtland Norway Former Prime Minister of Norway
1989 UNICEF est.1946 United Nation sUnited Nations Children's Fund
1990 Sam Nujomab Namibia First President of Namibia
1991 Rajiv Gandhi IndiaFormer Prime Minister of India(posthumous)
1992 Saburo Okita Japan Japanese Economist
1993 Václav Havel Czech Republic1st President of the Czech Republic
1994 Trevor Huddleston United Kingdom Anti-Apartheid Activist
1995 Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria12th President of Nigeria
1996 Médecins Sans Frontières est. 1971 France Voluntary Organisation
1997 Jimmy Carter United States 39th President of the United States
1998 Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh Founder of Grameen Bank
1999 M S Swaminathan India Indian Agricultural Scientist
2000 Mary Robinson Ireland 7th President of Ireland
2001 Sadako Ogata Japan Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
2002 Shridath Ramphal Guyana 2ndCommonwealth Secretary-General
2003 Kofi Annan Ghana 7th United Nations Secretary General
2004 Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Thailand Princess ofThailand
2005 Hamid Karzai Afghanistan 1st President of Afghanistan
2006 Wangari Maathai Kenya Environmental and Political activist
2007 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation est.1994 United States Charitable Foundation
2008 Mohamed ElBaradei Egypt 4th Director General of the IAEA
2009 Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh Prime Minister of Bangladesh
2010 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Brazil Ex-President of Brazil
2011 Ela Bhatt India Founder of SEWA
2012 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Liberia President of Liberia
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