Donald Trump Nominated for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize by Pakistan for Role in Averting India-Pakistan Conflict

U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his call for a Nobel Peace Prize following his nomination for the 2026 award by the Pakistani government. Speaking to the press on Friday, Trump expressed his belief that he should have already been honored with the prize on several occasions, suggesting that political bias is behind the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision not to award him.

Trump stated, “I should have gotten the Nobel Peace Prize four or five times. They won’t give it to me because they only give it to liberals.”

The Pakistani government announced their nomination via their official X (formerly Twitter) account, highlighting Trump’s “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership” during the recent conflict between India and Pakistan. According to Islamabad, his involvement was crucial in preventing further escalation after a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on May 5, which resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians.

In response to the attack, India initiated Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terrorist sites in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Intense cross-border shelling continued for four days, ceasing on May 10 after talks between senior military commanders from both countries.

While Pakistan credits Trump’s diplomacy for the de-escalation, Indian officials counter that it was India’s robust military response that pushed Islamabad to seek a ceasefire. India’s Defence Secretary recently labeled the Trump-Munir meeting a “diplomatic embarrassment” and downplayed its strategic impact during a podcast.

The nomination follows a rare high-level meeting at the White House on June 18 between Trump and Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. Munir, the first officer to hold that rank since Ayub Khan in 1959, met with Trump for a private lunch and publicly supported his Nobel nomination, claiming that Trump was instrumental in averting a nuclear conflict.

Trump also pointed to his efforts in other international disputes, including those in Rwanda, the Congo, and Serbia-Kosovo, stating, “They should give me the Nobel Prize for Rwanda... You could say Serbia, Kosovo, a lot of them. But the big one is India and Pakistan.” He suggested that a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda might be forthcoming, though no official confirmation of U.S. involvement has been made.

Although Trump has been previously nominated for his role in the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and several Arab nations, he has yet to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has not commented on his recent nomination.

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly acknowledged Trump’s appreciation for international acknowledgment of his efforts to prevent global conflict. Meanwhile, Pakistani outlets such as Dawn and Geo News have praised the nomination as a diplomatic triumph, noting that lobbying for Trump’s candidacy began soon after the ceasefire.

The nomination has ignited global discussion, with critics arguing that it may be politically motivated, particularly as Trump campaigns for re-election in the United States. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the Peace Prize, bases its decisions on significant contributions to peace, with its deliberations conducted in confidentiality.