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Mohd Nasarudin Mohd Yusof is the first Nobel Peace Prize recipient from Malaysia, and among one of the 135 Nobel Laureates in 2013 for his team's "extensive works to eliminate chemical weapons" at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
The Nobel Peace Prize to the OPCW consisted of a medal, a diploma and a cash prize of about 900,000 euro (RM3.77million).
Chemical weapons and ammunition experts hope that his team's victory would inspire young Malaysians to achieve the country's dream of winning the Nobel Prize in other cultural and/or science achievements.
In 2011, the 59-year-old former Malaysian Armed Forces personnel relocated to The Hague, Netherlands, to collaborate with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), an intergovernmental organisation consisting of 193 sovereign states that oversees the removal of chemical weapons by its member states.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded months after the Ghouta chemical attack in Syria, in which rockets containing the chemical agent sarin were fired at two opposition-controlled areas in the suburbs of Damascus.
Nasarudin and his team at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) were instrumental in assisting the UN investigation that resulted in UN Security Council Resolution 2118. This resolution, which was unanimously adopted in September 2013, established the Framework for the Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons During the Syrian Civil War.
And so, the fight continues but with Nasarudin at the helm, we’re proud of the Malaysian’s role in helping innocent people terrorised by war.
Info Via The Rakyat Post.