What is Yukiya Amano?
{{Infobox Officeholder |name = Yukiya Amano |native_name = {{nobold|天野 之弥}} |native_name_lang = ja |image = Yukiya Amano (01910499) (14267867906) (cropped).jpg |office = 5th Director General of the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] |term_start = 1 December 2009 |term_end = 18 July 2019 |predecessor = [[Mohamed ElBaradei]] |successor = |birth_date = {{birth date|1947|5|9|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Yugawara]], [[Occupation of Japan|Japan]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2019|7|18|1947|5|9|df=y}} |death_place = |party = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] |alma_mater = [[University of Tokyo]]<br>[[University of Franche-Comté]]<br/>[[University of Nice Sophia Antipolis]] }} {{nihongo|'''Yukiya Amano'''|天野 之弥|Amano Yukiya|lead=yes|extra=9 May 1947 – 18 July 2019}} was a Japanese diplomat. He was the Director General of the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] (IAEA) from July 2009, until his death in July 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20091201-japanese-diplomat-takes-over-un-nuclear-watchdog-chief |title=Japanese diplomat takes over as UN nuclear watchdog chief |date=1 December 2009 |work=[[France 24]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |access-date=23 April 2019 }}</ref> Amano was an international [[Civil service|civil servant]] for the [[United Nations]]. Amano died on 18 July, 2019 at the age of 72.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/announcement|title=Announcement|date=22 July 2019|work=[[IAEA]]|access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Amano, Yukiya}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Japanese diplomats]] [[Category:Kanagawa Prefecture]] [[Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians]] {{bio-stub}}