# Indira Gandhi Prize

The Indira Gandhi Prize, or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, also known as Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, is the prestigious award accorded annually by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity; and enlarging the scope of freedom. The prize carries a cash award of 2.5 million Indian rupees and a citation. A written work should have been published, in order to be eligible for consideration. The panel constituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust consists of prominent national and international personalities including previous recipients. The recipients are chosen from a pool of national and international nominees.

## Recipients

* Indicates a joint award for that year
| Year | Recipient | Image | Birth / death | State/organization | Description |
| 1986 | Parliamentarians for Global Action | – | (founded 1978) | – | International Organisation of Parliamentarians |
| 1987 | Mikhail Gorbachev | | (1931–2022) | Soviet Union | Former Soviet Union leader |
| 1988 | Gro Harlem Brundtland | | (born 1939) | Norway | Former Prime Minister of Norway |
| 1989 | UNICEF | | (founded 1946) | United Nations | United Nations Children's Emergency Fund |
| 1990 | Sam Nujoma | | (1929–2025) | Namibia | First president of Namibia |
| 1991 | Rajiv Gandhi | | (1944–1991) | India | Former Prime Minister of India (posthumous) |
| 1992 | Saburo Okita | | (1914–1993) | Japan | Japanese economist |
| 1993 | Václav Havel | | (1936–2011) | Czech Republic | 1st president of the Czech Republic |
| 1994 | Trevor Huddleston | | (1913–1998) | United Kingdom | Anti-Apartheid activist |
| 1995 | Olusegun Obasanjo | | (born 1937) | Nigeria | 12th president of Nigeria |
| 1996 | Médecins Sans Frontières | | (founded 1971) | France | Voluntary organisation |
| 1997 | Jimmy Carter | | (1924–2024) | United States | 39th president of the United States |
| 1998 | Muhammad Yunus | | (born 1940) | Bangladesh | Founder of Grameen Bank |
| 1999 | M. S. Swaminathan | | (1925–2023) | India | Indian agricultural scientist |
| 2000 | Mary Robinson | | (born 1944) | Ireland | 7th president of Ireland |
| 2001 | Sadako Ogata | | (1927–2019) | Japan | Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| 2002 | Shridath Ramphal | | (1928–2024) | Guyana | 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General |
| 2003 | Kofi Annan | | (1938–2018) | Ghana | 7th United Nations Secretary General |
| 2004 | Maha Chakri Sirindhorn | | (born 1955) | Thailand | Princess of Thailand |
| 2005 | Hamid Karzai | | (born 1957) | Afghanistan | 12th president of Afghanistan |
| 2006 | Wangari Maathai | | (1940–2011) | Kenya | Environmental and political activist |
| 2007 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | | (founded 1994) | United States | Charitable foundation |
| 2008 | Mohamed ElBaradei | | (born 1942) | Egypt | 4th director general of the IAEA |
| 2009 | Sheikh Hasina | | (born 1947) | Bangladesh | Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| 2010 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | | (born 1945) | Brazil | Ex-president of Brazil |
| 2011 | Ela Bhatt | | (1933–2022) | India | Founder of SEWA |
| 2012 | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | | (born 1938) | Liberia | President of Liberia |
| 2013 | Angela Merkel | | (born 1954) | Germany | Chancellor of Germany |
| 2014 | Indian Space Research Organisation | | (founded 1969) | India | Indian space agency |
| 2015 | UNHCR | | (founded 1950 | United Nations | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| 2017 | Manmohan Singh | | (1932–2024) | India | Former Prime Minister, Finance Minister, and Governor of the Reserve Bank of India |
| 2018 | Centre for Science and Environment | | (founded 1980) | India | Not-for-profit public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi, India |
| 2019 | Sir David Attenborough | | (born 1926) | United Kingdom | English broadcaster and natural historian |
| 2021 | Pratham | | (founded 1995) | India | Not-for-profit learning organization created to improve the quality of education based in India |
| 2022 | Indian Medical Association (IMA) | | (founded 1928) | India | The award was for every doctor, nurse, paramedic, and worker for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2022 | Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI) | – | (founded 1917) | India | The award was for every doctor, nurse, paramedic, and worker for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2023 | Ali Abu Awwad | | (born 1972) | State of Palestine | Awwad is a peace activist and Maestro Barenboim is an Argentine-born classical pianist. |
| 2023 | Daniel Barenboim | | (born 1942) | Argentina | Awwad is a peace activist and Maestro Barenboim is an Argentine-born classical pianist. |
| 2024 | Michelle Bachelet | | (born 1951) | Chile | Former president of Chile, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former executive director of UN Women |