Yukiya Amano

Yukiya Amano
天野 之弥
Official portrait, 2005
5th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
In office 1 December 2009 – 18 July 2019
Preceded by	Mohamed ElBaradei
Succeeded by	Rafael Grossi
Personal details
Born	(1947-05-09)9 May 1947 Yugawara, Allied-occupied Japan
Died	18 July 2019(2019-07-18) (aged 72) Vienna, Austria
Cause of death	Cancer
Spouse	Yukika Amano
Alma mater	University of Tokyo University of Franche-Comté University of Nice Sophia Antipolis

Yukiya Amano (Japanese: 天野 之弥, Hepburn: Amano Yukiya, 9 May 1947 – 18 July 2019) was a Japanese diplomat, who served as the Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1 December 2009 until his death on 18 July 2019.^[1] Previously, Amano served as an international civil servant for the United Nations and its subdivisions.