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{{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>

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[[Category:Japanese diplomats]]
[[Category:Kanagawa Prefecture]]
[[Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians]]


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