Five members of Norway’s Nobel Committee could hold the key to United States President Donald Trump’s much-desired moment of glory – being named this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.Each year, the Nobel Committee, whose members are elected by Norway’s parliament, award the prize, established under the will of Alfred Nobel, to “the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listNominations for this year’s award closed on January 31, and the selection of the winner is shrouded in secrecy.This year’s winner will be announced on Friday at 11am local time (09:00 GMT), at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.Since he returned to office in January, US President Trump claims he has single-handedly ended eight wars around the world. He has repeatedly suggested that he deserves to win this year’s prize and has claimed it would be a “big insult” to America if he does not win.So who are the five members of the Nobel Committee making this year’s crucial decision?Who are the five Nobel Peace Prize judges?The Nobel Committee was established by the Norwegian Storting (Norway’s Parliament) in 1897 and is tasked with picking the laureates of the Nobel Peace Prize.The members of the committee are elected for a period of six y …
