List of Muslim Nobel laureates

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cells: 1978
Anwar al-Sadat (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981)
Egyptian President
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".[1]
The first Muslim to receive a Nobel Prize.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
cells: 1994
Yasser Arafat (24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004)
Palestinian politician
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".[9][10]
The first Muslim Palestinian to receive a Nobel Prize.[2][11][12][13][14][15]
cells: 2003
Shirin Ebadi (born 21 June 1947)
Iranian Human Rights Activist
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".[16]
The first and only Iranian to receive a Nobel Prize. She was also the first Muslim woman to receive such an honor.[2][17][18][19][20] Note that Doris Lessing born and raised for 5 years in modern day Iran is a fellow laureate.
cells: 2005
Mohamed El Baradei (born June 17, 1942)
Egyptian diplomat
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".[21][22]
He was the second Egyptian to be awarded Nobel Peace Prize (2005).[2][23][24][25][26]
cells: 2006
Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940)
Bangladeshi economist and founder of Grameen Bank.
The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to Yunus and Grameen Bank "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below".[27]
The first Bangladeshi and Bengali Muslim Nobel laureate, and overall, the third person from Bengal to win a Nobel prize.[2][28][29][30][31][32][33]
cells: 2011
Tawakel Karman (born 7 February 1979)
Human rights activist based in Yemen. A prominent leader in the Arab Spring.
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".[34]
The first Arab woman and first and only Yemeni to receive a Nobel Prize.[35][36][37][38][39]
cells: 2014
Malala Yousafzai (born 12 July 1997)
Pakistani activist, working for rights to education for children in Pakistan.
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".[40]
At the age of 17, Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Prize recipient ever.[41] She is also the second Pakistani and first ethnic Pashtun to be awarded a Nobel Prize.[42]

Questions about this table:
originalText: who was the first muslim personality to be awarded the nobel prize
answer: answerTexts: Anwar al-Sadat