Mostafa Kamal Tolba

Mostafa Kamal Tolba
مصطفى كمال طلبة
Dr. Mostafa Tolba
President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee
In office
1971–1972
Preceded byMuhammad Abu el-Ezz
Succeeded byAbdel Moneim Wahbi Hussein
2nd Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme
In office
1975–1992
Preceded byMaurice Strong
Succeeded byElizabeth Dowdeswell
Personal details
Born(1922-12-08)8 December 1922
Zefta, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt
Died28 March 2016(2016-03-28) (aged 93)
Geneva, Switzerland
ProfessionDoctor

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]

  1. ^ The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory 2001 (3rd ed.). Europa Publications. 2001. p. 545. ISBN 1857430891.
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