Will Donald Trump get the Nobel Peace Prize? Names included in the race for 2026, know who gets the world’s biggest honor

Washington/Oslo: America’s President Donald Trump is once again in the news and this time the reason is not his political rally, but the ‘Nobel Peace Prize’. President Trump has been expressing his desire to receive this prestigious honor for a long time. Last year also she was nominated for this award, but then the win went to a Venezuelan woman. Now Trump’s claim for the year 2026 has once again attracted the attention of the world.

The ‘Norwegian Nobel Committee’ has shortlisted a total of 287 names for the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2026. This list includes 208 individuals and 79 organizations along with Donald Trump. Let us tell you that the names of the winners will be officially announced on 10 October 2026.

After all, who nominated Trump?

US President Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year by countries like Cambodia, Israel and Pakistan. These countries claim that Trump has saved the lives of crores of people by ending the ongoing wars and conflicts between many countries of the world and has made important efforts towards world peace.

Will Trump really be able to win this award?

Norwegian Nobel Committee Secretary Christian Berg Harpviken says that Trump is definitely included in the list of contenders, but it does not mean that he has received the award. According to Harpviken, “Being nominated for an award and winning it are two different things.” Trump may call himself a ‘peace messenger’ who has stopped 8 wars, but only the committee will take the final decision.

Who is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

This is the world’s respect that is given to those people who have worked selflessly for the betterment of the society. This award is given to those who:

• Prevent human rights violations and promote brotherhood among countries.
• Make a big contribution in stopping wars and establishing peace.
• Strengthen democracy by raising voice against dictatorship.
• Work for human welfare without any personal gain.

Who does not get this honour?

Those people who are dictators or who are accused of war crimes and human rights violations can never reach the threshold of Nobel Peace Prize. If a scientist or litterateur is limited to his own field only and his work is not related to peacekeeping, then he is not given this award.

Trump’s ‘peace messenger’ claim and controversy

During the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September, Trump himself had said that he should get the Nobel because he has stopped 8 major conflicts like India-Pakistan, Israel-Iran and Kosovo-Serbia.

However, experts have a different view. Analysts remind Trump’s aggressive stance when he offered to buy Greenland from Denmark. Not only this, Trump had also ordered the bombing of Iran in collaboration with Israel in June 2025 and attacks on the Houthi rebels of Somalia and Yemen. The recent attack on boats in Venezuela and the order for the arrest of the President there have also raised questions on his ‘peace messenger’ image. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see what decision the Nobel Committee takes on October 10.