Mostafa Kamal Tolba
Mostafa Kamal Tolba | |
|---|---|
مصطفى كمال طلبة | |
Dr. Mostafa Tolba | |
| President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee | |
| In office 1971–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Abu el-Ezz |
| Succeeded by | Abdel Moneim Wahbi Hussein |
| 2nd Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme | |
| In office 1975–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Strong |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Dowdeswell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1922 Zefta, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt |
| Died | 28 March 2016 (aged 93) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Profession | Doctor |
Mostafa Kamal Tolba (Arabic: مصطفى كمال طلبة) (8 December 1922 – 28 March 2016) was an Egyptian scientist who served for seventeen years as the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). In that capacity he led development of the Montreal Protocol, which saved the ozone layer and thus millions of lives from skin cancer and other impacts.