Mostafa Kamal Tolba | |
|---|---|
مصطفى كمال طلبة | |
 Dr. Mostafa Tolba | |
| President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee | |
| In office 1971–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abu el-Ezz |
| Succeeded by | Abdel Moneim Wahbi Hussein |
| 2nd Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme | |
| In office 1975–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Strong |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Dowdeswell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1922 Zefta, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt |
| Died | 28 March 2016 (aged 93) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Profession | Doctor |
Mostafa Kamal Tolba (Arabic: مصطفى كمال طلبة) (8 December 1922 – 28 March 2016) was an Egyptian scientist who served for seventeen years as the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).[1] In that capacity he led development of the Montreal Protocol, which saved the ozone layer and thus millions of lives from skin cancer and other impacts.[2]
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