<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> image </Th> <Th> Laureate </Th> <Th> Country and profession </Th> <Th> Rationale </Th> <Th> comment </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Anwar al - Sadat ( 25 December 1918 -- 6 October 1981 ) </Td> <Td> Egyptian President </Td> <Td> He , along with Menachem Begin was awarded 1978 Nobel Peace Prize `` for their contribution to the two frame agreements on peace in the Middle East , and on peace between Egypt and Israel , which were signed at Camp David on September 17 , 1978 '' . </Td> <Td> The first Muslim to receive a Nobel Prize . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yasser Arafat ( 24 August 1929 -- 11 November 2004 ) </Td> <Td> Palestinian politician </Td> <Td> The 1994 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to Arafat , Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin `` for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East '' . </Td> <Td> The first Muslim Palestinian to receive a Nobel Prize . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shirin Ebadi ( born 21 June 1947 ) </Td> <Td> Iranian Human Rights Activist </Td> <Td> The 2003 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ebadi `` for her efforts for democracy and human rights . She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children '' . </Td> <Td> The first and only Iranian to receive a Nobel Prize . She was also the first Muslim woman to receive such an honor . Note that Doris Lessing born and raised for 5 years in modern day Iran is a fellow laureate . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mohamed El Baradei ( born June 17 , 1942 ) </Td> <Td> Egyptian diplomat </Td> <Td> The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to El Baradei and IAEA `` for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way '' . </Td> <Td> He was the second Egyptian to be awarded Nobel Peace Prize ( 2005 ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Muhammad Yunus ( born 28 June 1940 ) </Td> <Td> Bangladeshi economist and founder of Grameen Bank . </Td> <Td> The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to Yunus and Grameen Bank `` for their efforts to create economic and social development from below '' . </Td> <Td> The first Bangladeshi and Bengali Muslim Nobel laureate , and overall , the third person from Bengal to win a Nobel prize . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tawakel Karman ( born 7 February 1979 ) </Td> <Td> Human rights activist based in Yemen . A prominent leader in the Arab Spring . </Td> <Td> The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly given to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , Leymah Gbowee and Karman `` for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women 's rights to full participation in peace - building work '' . </Td> <Td> The first Arab woman and first and only Yemeni to receive a Nobel Prize . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Malala Yousafzai ( born 12 July 1997 ) </Td> <Td> Pakistani activist , working for rights to education for children in Pakistan . </Td> <Td> The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly given to Kailash Satyarthi and Yousafzai , `` for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education '' . </Td> <Td> At the age of 17 , Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Prize recipient ever . She is also the second Pakistani and first ethnic Pashtun to be awarded a Nobel Prize . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> image </Th> <Th> Laureate </Th> <Th> Country and profession </Th> <Th> Rationale </Th> <Th> comment </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Anwar al - Sadat ( 25 December 1918 -- 6 October 1981 ) </Td> <Td> Egyptian President </Td> <Td> He , along with Menachem Begin was awarded 1978 Nobel Peace Prize `` for their contribution to the two frame agreements on peace in the Middle East , and on peace between Egypt and Israel , which were signed at Camp David on September 17 , 1978 '' . </Td> <Td> The first Muslim to receive a Nobel Prize . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yasser Arafat ( 24 August 1929 -- 11 November 2004 ) </Td> <Td> Palestinian politician </Td> <Td> The 1994 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to Arafat , Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin `` for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East '' . </Td> <Td> The first Muslim Palestinian to receive a Nobel Prize . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shirin Ebadi ( born 21 June 1947 ) </Td> <Td> Iranian Human Rights Activist </Td> <Td> The 2003 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ebadi `` for her efforts for democracy and human rights . She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children '' . </Td> <Td> The first and only Iranian to receive a Nobel Prize . She was also the first Muslim woman to receive such an honor . Note that Doris Lessing born and raised for 5 years in modern day Iran is a fellow laureate . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mohamed El Baradei ( born June 17 , 1942 ) </Td> <Td> Egyptian diplomat </Td> <Td> The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to El Baradei and IAEA `` for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way '' . </Td> <Td> He was the second Egyptian to be awarded Nobel Peace Prize ( 2005 ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Muhammad Yunus ( born 28 June 1940 ) </Td> <Td> Bangladeshi economist and founder of Grameen Bank . </Td> <Td> The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to Yunus and Grameen Bank `` for their efforts to create economic and social development from below '' . </Td> <Td> The first Bangladeshi and Bengali Muslim Nobel laureate , and overall , the third person from Bengal to win a Nobel prize . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tawakel Karman ( born 7 February 1979 ) </Td> <Td> Human rights activist based in Yemen . A prominent leader in the Arab Spring . </Td> <Td> The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly given to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , Leymah Gbowee and Karman `` for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women 's rights to full participation in peace - building work '' . </Td> <Td> The first Arab woman and first and only Yemeni to receive a Nobel Prize . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Malala Yousafzai ( born 12 July 1997 ) </Td> <Td> Pakistani activist , working for rights to education for children in Pakistan . </Td> <Td> The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly given to Kailash Satyarthi and Yousafzai , `` for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education '' . </Td> <Td> At the age of 17 , Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Prize recipient ever . She is also the second Pakistani and first ethnic Pashtun to be awarded a Nobel Prize . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was the first muslim personality to be awarded the nobel prize
who was the first muslim personality to be awarded the nobel prize
Anwar al - Sadat
Anwar al - Sadat