Yukiya Amano

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	9 May 1947; Yugawara, Allied-occupied Japan
Died	18 July 2019 (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. Previously, Amano served as an international civil servant for the United Nations and its subdivisions.