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{{distinguish|Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration}}
{{use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Indira Gandhi Prize
| awarded_for = Outstanding contributions in [[peace]]
| sponsor = Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust
| presenter =
| location = [[New Delhi]]
| year = 1986
| reward = {{ INR }} 10 million
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder =
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 40
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = [[Parliamentarians for Global Action]]
| award3_type = Latest winner
| award3_winner = [[Graça Machel]]
| previous =
| next =
| website =
}}
The '''Indira Gandhi Prize''', or the '''Indira Gandhi Peace Prize''', also known as '''Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development''', is an annual award accorded by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust<ref name=mms>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manmohan-wins-indira-gandhi-prize/article20552490.ece Manmohan wins Indira Gandhi Prize] ''dated'' 18 November 2015, ''accessed'' 19 November 2017.</ref> to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a [[New International Economic Order|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 10 million [[Indian rupee]]s 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==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|bgcolor="#e4e8ff" width=30| ||Indicates a joint award for that year
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Recipient !! Image !! Birth / death !! State/organization !! Description
|-
| 1986
| [[Parliamentarians for Global Action]]
| {{dash}}
| (founded 1978)
| {{dash}}
| International Organisation of Parliamentarians
|-
| 1987<ref>[http://www.gorby.ru/en/rubrs.asp?rubr_id=310 Gorbachev Foundation Website] ''accessed'' 4 November 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708110623/http://www.gorby.ru/en/rubrs.asp?rubr_id=310 |date=8 July 2007 }}</ref>
| [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]
| [[File:RIAN archive 850809 General Secretary of the CPSU CC M. Gorbachev (crop).jpg|100px]]
| (1931–2022)
| {{flagu|Soviet Union}}
| Former [[Soviet Union]] leader
|-
| 1988
| [[Gro Harlem Brundtland]]
| [[File:Gro Harlem Brundtland - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 1989.jpg|100px]]
| (born 1939)
| {{flagu|Norway}}
| Former Prime Minister of Norway
|-
| 1989
| [[UNICEF]]
| [[File:Logo of UNICEF.svg|100px]]
| (founded 1946)
| {{flagu|United Nations}}
| United Nations Children's Emergency Fund
|-
| 1990
| [[Sam Nujoma]]
| [[File:Sam Nujoma.jpg|100px]]
| (1929–2025)
| {{flagu|Namibia}}
| First president of Namibia
|-
| 1991
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| [[File:Rajiv Gandhi (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| (1944–1991)
| {{flagu|India}}
| Former [[Prime Minister of India]] (posthumous)
|-
| 1992
| [[Saburo Okita]]
| [[File:Saburo Okita at 6th G7 summit.jpg|100px]]
| (1914–1993)
| {{flagu|Japan}}
| Japanese economist
|-
| 1993<ref>[http://old.hrad.cz/president/Havel/speeches/1994/0802_uk.html Havel's Acceptance Speech] ''accessed'' 4 November 2006.</ref>
| [[Václav Havel]]
| [[File:Václav Havel in 1992.jpg|100px]]
| (1936–2011)
| | {{flagu|Czech Republic}}
| 1st [[president of the Czech Republic]]
|-
| 1994<ref>[http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/solidarity/thindira.html African National Congress Website] ''dated'' 27 January 1995, ''accessed'' 2 November 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712004409/http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/solidarity/thindira.html |date=12 July 2009 }}</ref>
| [[Trevor Huddleston]]
| [[File:TrevorHuddlestonStatueBedford (cropped).JPG|100px]]
| (1913–1998)
| {{flagu|United Kingdom}}
| Anti-[[Apartheid]] activist
|-
| 1995<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19970525102136/http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1995/11/20/THB01.html Indira Gandhi Prize For Nigerian Ex-President] ''The Hindu'' dated 20 November 1995, accessed 15 November 2018.</ref>
| [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]
| [[File:Olusegun Obasanjo DD-SC-07-14396-cropped.jpg|100px]]
| (born 1937)
| {{flagu|Nigeria}}
| 12th [[president of Nigeria]]
|-
| 1996<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20020105090845/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/revents/01/19970111.htm National Events in November 1997 – 19th Nov]}} ''The Hindu Archives'' ''dated'' Nov 1997 ''accessed'' 2 November 2006. </ref>
| [[Médecins Sans Frontières]]
|
| (founded 1971)
| {{flagu|France}}
| Voluntary organisation
|-
| 1997<ref>[http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/documents/jec/jecwho.phtml Jimmy Carter Library.Org] ''accessed'' 2 November 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614124211/http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/documents/jec/jecwho.phtml |date=14 June 2009 }}</ref>
| [[Jimmy Carter]]
| [[File:Jimmy Carter 1997.jpg|100px]]
| (1924–2024)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| 39th [[president of the United States]]
|-
| 1998<ref>[http://www.grameen-info.org/bank/Listofawards.html Grameen Bank Website] ''accessed'' 2 November 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514142903/http://www.grameen-info.org/bank/Listofawards.html |date=14 May 2008 }}</ref>
| [[Muhammad Yunus]]
| [[File:Yunus, Muhammad (1940).jpg|100px]]
| (born 1940)
| {{flagu|Bangladesh}}
| Founder of [[Grameen Bank]]
|-
| 1999<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20010821015552/http://www.hinduonnet.com/revents/01/20000111.htm National Events in November 2000 – Nov. 19:]}} ''The Hindu Archives'' ''dated'' Nov 2000 ''accessed'' 4 November 2006. </ref>
| [[M. S. Swaminathan]]
| [[File:Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan - Kolkata 2013-01-07 2674.JPG|100px]]
| (1925–2023)
| {{flagu|India}}
| Indian agricultural scientist
|-
| 2000<ref>[http://www.unhchr.ch/html/hchr/unhc.htm Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights] ''accessed'' 2 November 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707101629/http://www.unhchr.ch/html/hchr/unhc.htm |date=7 July 2009 }}</ref>
| [[Mary Robinson]]
| [[File:Mary Robinson-Obama31.04secs.png|100px]]
| (born 1944)
| {{flagu|Ireland}}
| 7th [[president of Ireland]]
|-
| 2001<ref>[http://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/Newsletter/Jan-April2003/page6.htm Embassy of Japan In India Website] ''accessed'' 4 November 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20051119184821/http://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/Newsletter/Jan-April2003/page6.htm |date=19 November 2005 }}</ref>
| [[Sadako Ogata]]
| [[File:Ogata Sadako 1-1.jpg|100px]]
| (1927–2019)
| {{flagu|Japan}}
| Former [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]]
|-
| 2002<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/nation.htm Indian Gandhi prize for Ramphall] ''The Tribune'' ''dated'' 12 April 2003, ''accessed'' 2 November 2006.</ref>
| [[Shridath Ramphal]]
| [[File:Shridath_Ramphal.JPG|100px]]
| (1928–2024)
| {{flagu|Guyana}}
| 2nd [[Commonwealth Secretary-General]]
|-
| 2003<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20050125055312/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/11/20/stories/2003112010891300.htm Indira Gandhi prize 2003 for Kofi Annan]}} ''The Hindu'' ''dated'' 20 November 2003, ''accessed'' 2 November 2006.</ref>
| [[Kofi Annan]]
| [[File:Kofi Annan.jpg|100px]]
| (1938–2018)
| {{flagu|Ghana}}
| 7th [[United Nations Secretary General]]
|-
| 2004<ref>{{usurped|[https://archive.today/20120527092221/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/11/20/stories/2005112007421000.htm Kalam presents Indira Gandhi peace prize to Thai princess]}} ''The Hindu'' ''dated'' 20 November 2005, ''accessed'' 2 November 2006.</ref><ref name=:20051120/>
| [[Maha Chakri Sirindhorn]]
| [[File:Princess Sirindhorn 2009-12-7 Royal Thai Government House 2 (Cropped).jpg|100px]]
| (born 1955)
| {{flagu|Thailand}}
| Princess of Thailand
|-
| 2005<ref name=:20051120>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051120/nation.htm Thai Princess gets Indira peace prize] ''The Tribune'' ''dated'' 20 November 2005, ''accessed'' 2 November 2006.</ref>
| [[Hamid Karzai]]
| [[File:Hamid Karzai in 2005.jpg|100px]]
| (born 1957)
| {{flagu|Afghanistan}}
| 12th [[president of Afghanistan]]
|-
| 2006<ref>[http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEH20071119105443&Page=H&Headline=Mathai+awarded+Indira+Gandhi+peace+prize&Title=Top+Stories&Topic=0 New India Press]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''dated'' 20 November 2007, ''accessed'' 20 November 2007.</ref>
| [[Wangari Maathai]]
| [[File:Wangari Matthai 2001 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| (1940–2011)
| {{flagu|Kenya}}
| Environmental and political activist
|-
| 2007<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Indira_Gandhi_prize_for_Gates_Foundation/rssarticleshow/2867423.cms Indira Gandhi prize for Gates Foundation] ''Times of India'' ''dated'' 15 March 2008, ''accessed'' 15 March 2008.</ref>
| [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]
| [[File:BillMelindaGatesFoundation.svg|100px]]
| (founded 1994)
| {{flagu|United States}}
| Charitable foundation
|-
| 2008<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091119034441/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/20/stories/2008112057310100.htm Indira Gandhi prize for ElBaradei] ''The Hindu'' ''dated'' 20 November 2008, ''accessed'' 20 November 2008.</ref>
| [[Mohamed ElBaradei]]
| [[File:Mohamed ElBaradei.jpg|100px]]
| (born 1942)
| {{flagu|Egypt}}
| 4th director general of the IAEA
|-
| 2009<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140531163657/http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article51571.ece Sheikh Hasina chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace Prize] ''The Hindu'' ''dated'' 19 November 2009, ''accessed'' 5 October 2011.</ref>
| [[Sheikh Hasina]]
| [[File:Sheikh Hasina 2009 cropped 3by4.jpg|100px]]
| (born 1947)
| {{flagu|Bangladesh}}
| [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]]
|-
| 2010<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140310113651/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article898611.ece Indira Gandhi peace prize for Lula] ''The Hindu'' ''dated'' 19 November 2010, ''accessed'' 5 October 2011.</ref>
| [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]]
| [[File:Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| (born 1945)
| {{flagu|Brazil}}
| Current [[President of Brazil]]
|-
| 2011<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/indira-peace-prize-for-ela-bhatt/878160/ Indira peace prize for Ela Bhatt] ''Indian Express'' ''dated'' 19 November 2011, ''accessed'' 22 November 2011.</ref>
| [[Ela Bhatt]]
| [[File:Ela Bhatt with her grandchildren (cropped).jpg |100px]]
| (1933–2022)
| {{flagu|India}}
| Founder of [[SEWA]]
|-
| 2012<ref>[https://swap.stanford.edu/20121122182148/http://www.emansion.gov.lr/press.php?news_id=2422 2012 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development Is Awarded to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia ]''dated'' 19 November 2012, ''accessed'' 28 November 2012.</ref>
| [[Ellen Johnson Sirleaf]]
| [[File:Ellen Johnson Sirleaf February 2015.jpg|100px]]
| (born 1938)
| {{flagu|Liberia}}
| [[President of Liberia]]
|-
| 2013<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/angela-merkel-to-get-2013-indira-gandhi-prize-for-peace/article5367696.ece?homepage=true Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development Is Awarded to Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany ]''dated'' 19 November 2013, ''accessed'' 19 November 2013.</ref>
| [[Angela Merkel]]
| [[File:Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel bei einer Wahlkampfveranstaltung 2013 (Recortada).jpg|100px]]
| (born 1954)
| {{flagu|Germany}}
| [[Chancellor of Germany]]
|-
| 2014<ref>[http://www.isro.gov.in/update/18-may-2017/isro-receives-indira-gandhi-prize-peace-disarmament-and-development-2014 ISRO chosen for Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509171800/https://www.isro.gov.in/update/18-may-2017/isro-receives-indira-gandhi-prize-peace-disarmament-and-development-2014 |date=9 May 2020 }} ''dated'' 19 November 2014, ''accessed'' 19 November 2014.</ref>
| [[ISRO]]
| [[File:Indian Space Research Organisation Logo.svg|100px]]
| (founded 1969)
| {{flagu|India}}
| Indian space agency
|-
|2015<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/unhcr-to-be-awarded-2015-indira-gandhi-prize-for-peace-1245146 UNHCR chosen for Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament] ''dated'' 19 November 2015, ''accessed'' 19 November 2015.</ref>
| [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]]
| [[File:UN refugee.jpg|100px]]
|(founded 1950
| {{flagu|United Nations}}
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
|-
|2017<ref name=mms />
| [[Manmohan Singh]]
| [[File:Manmohan Singh in 2017.jpg|100px]]
| (1932–2024)
| {{flagu|India}}
| Former [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]], [[Minister of Finance (India)|Finance Minister]], and [[Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]]
|-
|2018<ref>[https://www.cseindia.org/cse-gets-2018-indira-gandhi-prize-9149 CSE gets Indra Gandhi prize] CSE India</ref>
| [[Centre for Science and Environment]]
|
| (founded 1980)
| {{flagu|India}}
| Not-for-profit public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi, India
|-
|2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/david-attenborough-receives-indira-gandhi-peace-prize-for-2019/story-sSBjdYMFP721qGNqBkjgaI.html|title=Naturalist, broadcaster David Attenborough to get Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2019|date=19 November 2019}}</ref>
| [[David Attenborough]]
|
| (born 1926)
| {{flagu|United Kingdom}}
| English broadcaster and natural historian
|-
|2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6867390055082663936/|title = Pratham Education Foundation on LinkedIn: Pratham awarded Indira Gandhi Prize for 2021 &#124}}</ref>
| [[Pratham]]
|
| (founded 1995)
| {{flagu|India}}
| Not-for-profit learning organization created to improve the quality of education based in India
|- bgcolor="#e4e8ff"
|rowspan="2" |2022<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indira-gandhi-peace-prize-presented-to-covid-19-warriors/article67551765.ece/|title = Indira Gandhi Peace Prize presented to COVID-19 warriors| newspaper=The Hindu |date=19 November 2022}}</ref>
| [[Indian Medical Association]]
|
| (founded 1928)
|rowspan="2" | {{flagu|India}}
|rowspan="2" | The award was for every doctor, nurse, paramedic, and worker for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
|- bgcolor="#e4e8ff"
| Trained Nurses Association of India
|{{dash}}
| (founded 1917)
|- bgcolor="#e4e8ff"
|rowspan="2" | 2023<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/activist-ali-abu-awwad-and-pianist-daniel-barenboim-win-2023-indira-gandhi-peace-prize/article67637572.ece/|title = Activist Ali Abu Awwad and pianist Daniel Barenboim win Indira Gandhi Peace Prize| newspaper=The Hindu |date=14 December 2023}}</ref>
| [[Ali Abu Awwad]]
| [[File:Ali Abu Awwad par Claude Truong-Ngoc juillet 2014.jpg|100px]]
| (born 1972)
| {{flagu|State of Palestine}}
|rowspan="2" | Awwad is a peace activist and Maestro Barenboim is an Argentine-born classical pianist.
|- bgcolor="#e4e8ff"
| [[Daniel Barenboim]]
| [[File:Daniel Barenboim in 2019.jpg|100px]]
| (born 1942)
| {{flagu|Argentina}}
|-
| 2024<ref>{{cite web | title=Former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet to be conferred the Indira Gandhi Peace prize | work=The Hindu | date=6 December 2024 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-president-of-chile-michelle-bachelet-to-be-conferred-the-indira-gandhi-peace-prize/article68956103.ece }}</ref>
| [[Michelle Bachelet]]
| [[File:Michelle Bachelet, 2019 1.1 (cropped) (b).jpg|100px]]
| (born 1951)
| {{flagu|Chile}}
| Former [[List of presidents of Chile|president of Chile]], former [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights|UN High Commissioner for Human Rights]], former executive director of [[UN Women]]
|-
| 2025<ref>{{cite web | title=Mozambican rights activist Graca Machel to be conferred with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize | work=The Hindu | date=22 January 2026 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mozambican-rights-activist-graca-machel-to-be-conferred-with-indira-gandhi-peace-prize/article70534427.ece }}</ref>
| [[Graça Machel]]
| [[File:Madame Graca Machel.jpg|100px]]
| (born 1945)
| {{flagu|Mozambique}}
| Politician and humanitarian
|}

==See also==
* [[Gandhi Peace Prize]]
* [[List of peace activists]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Commons category|Indira Gandhi Prize}}

[[Category:Peace awards]]
[[Category:Indian awards]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials to Indira Gandhi]]

Indira Gandhi Prize - Revision history

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