Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency

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executive position head of international organization leadership role

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency is the chief executive officer and principal spokesperson of the IAEA, responsible for overseeing its nuclear safety, security, and non-proliferation activities worldwide.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency canonical	7
Director General of the IAEA	6
IAEA Director General	2
المدير العام للوكالة الدولية للطاقة الذرية	1
مدير عام الوكالة الدولية للطاقة الذرية	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1721742 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Context triple: [Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency, headedBy, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency]

A. Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority is the chief administrative officer responsible for overseeing the organization’s work in regulating deep seabed mineral activities beyond national jurisdiction and implementing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in this area.
B. Secretary-General of the OECD
The Secretary-General of the OECD is the chief executive and highest-ranking official of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing its work on global economic and social policy.
C. Secretary-General of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
The Secretary-General of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is the chief administrative and coordinating officer of the international organization that brings scientists and public figures together to reduce the dangers of armed conflict and seek cooperative solutions for global security.
D. Director-General of UNESCO
The Director-General of UNESCO is the chief executive officer and highest administrative official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, responsible for leading its global programs and representing the organization internationally.
E. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
The Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing arms control, nonproliferation, and international security policy, including political-military affairs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Target entity description: The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency is the chief executive officer and principal spokesperson of the IAEA, responsible for overseeing its nuclear safety, security, and non-proliferation activities worldwide.

A. Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority is the chief administrative officer responsible for overseeing the organization’s work in regulating deep seabed mineral activities beyond national jurisdiction and implementing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in this area.
B. Secretary-General of the OECD
The Secretary-General of the OECD is the chief executive and highest-ranking official of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing its work on global economic and social policy.
C. Secretary-General of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
The Secretary-General of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is the chief administrative and coordinating officer of the international organization that brings scientists and public figures together to reduce the dangers of armed conflict and seek cooperative solutions for global security.
D. Director-General of UNESCO
The Director-General of UNESCO is the chief executive officer and highest administrative official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, responsible for leading its global programs and representing the organization internationally.
E. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
The Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs is a senior U.S. State Department official responsible for overseeing arms control, nonproliferation, and international security policy, including political-military affairs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive position ⓘ head of international organization ⓘ leadership role ⓘ
alsoReportsTo	IAEA General Conference ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ worldwide ⓘ
appointedBy	IAEA Board of Governors ⓘ
appointmentConfirmedBy	IAEA General Conference ⓘ
cooperatesWith	United Nations General Assembly on nuclear-related matters ⓘ United Nations Security Council on nuclear non-proliferation issues ⓘ nuclear regulatory authorities of member states ⓘ other international organizations concerned with nuclear safety and security ⓘ
country	Austria ⓘ
employer	International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	IAEA budget implementation ⓘ IAEA staff ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Vienna ⓘ
inception	1957 ⓘ
isChiefExecutiveOf	International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
isPrincipalSpokespersonOf	International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
legalBasis	Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ linked to: Statute of the IAEA
nominatedBy	IAEA Board of Governors ⓘ
officeLocation	Vienna International Centre ⓘ linked to: United Nations Office at Vienna
oversees	IAEA Secretariat ⓘ
participatesIn	IAEA General Conference ⓘ meetings of the IAEA Board of Governors ⓘ
partOf	International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
positionHeldInOrganization	International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
reportsTo	IAEA Board of Governors ⓘ
represents	International Atomic Energy Agency in international forums ⓘ linked to: International Atomic Energy Agency International Atomic Energy Agency in the United Nations system ⓘ
responsibleFor	development and implementation of IAEA safety standards ⓘ development and implementation of IAEA security guidance ⓘ emergency response coordination for nuclear and radiological incidents within the IAEA mandate ⓘ implementation of IAEA policies ⓘ nuclear safeguards and non-proliferation activities of the IAEA ⓘ nuclear safety activities of the IAEA ⓘ nuclear security activities of the IAEA ⓘ overall management of the International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ preparation of the IAEA programme and budget ⓘ promotion of peaceful uses of nuclear energy under IAEA auspices ⓘ strategic direction of the IAEA Secretariat ⓘ submission of annual reports on IAEA activities to member states ⓘ technical cooperation programmes of the IAEA ⓘ verification of states’ compliance with nuclear safeguards agreements ⓘ
seat	Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria ⓘ linked to: United Nations Office at Vienna
termLength	four years ⓘ
termRenewable	true ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency → headedBy → Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ

subject linked to: Secretariat

Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency → reportsTo → Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ

subject linked to: Secretariat

Mohamed ElBaradei → positionHeld → Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ

IAEA General Conference → receivesReportFrom → IAEA Director General ⓘ