Mrs ban soon taek biography of mahatma

Korean names• 반기문 (in Hangul)
• 潘基文 (in Hanja)
• Panɡimun (in IPA, a Korean Phonetic System)
• Pan Kimun (in McCune–Reischauer Romanization)
• Ban Gimun (in Revised Romanization of Korean)Nickname(s)• The Slippery Eel
• Stand-up Guy
• Invisible Man
• Powerless Observer
• Nowhere ManProfession(s)Politician, ActivistFamous forBeing the 8th Secretary-General of the United NationsPhysical Stats & MoreHeight (approx.)5' 10" (178 cm)Eye ColourDark BrownHair ColourSalt and PepperPoliticsPolitical PartyIndependentPolitical Journey• Contested and won the South Korean General Assembly elections independently (2004)
• Served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (17 January 2004 - 1 December 2006)Civil ServiceServiceSouth Korean Foreign ServiceService Years1970-2004Major Designation(s)• Posted to New Delhi as a Vice Consul in the South Korean Embassy (1972-1974)
• Posted as First Secretary of the South Permanent Observer Mission (1974)
• Served as Second Secretary in the South Korean Embassy in India (1974-1978)
• Served as Secretary of the South Korean Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations (1978-1980)
• Became director of the United Nations' International Organizations and Treaties Bureau (1980)
• Served as Consul general at the South Korean Embassy to the United States (1987-1990)
• Became Vice Chairman of the South-North Joint Nuclear Control Commission, for de-nuclearization of the Korean peninsula (1990)
• Served as a Minister at the South Korean Embassy in the United States (1992-1995)
• Served as Korea's Deputy Ambassador to the United States (1993-1994)
• Became Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organisations (1995)
• Served as the National security adviser to the South Korean President Kim Young-sam (1996-1998)
• Served as the South Korean ambassador to Austria (1998-2000)
• Served as Chef de cabinet during the South Korean presidency of the UN General Assembly (2001-2002)
• Foreign policy adviser to South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun (2003)UN CareerJourney in the UN• Became Director of the United Nations' International Organizations and Treaties Bureau (1980)

• Became Chairman of the preparatory commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (1999)

• Served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the first time (1 January 2007 - 1 January 2012)

• Served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the second time (1 January 2012 - 31 December 2016)
Awards, Honours, Achievements Medals & Awards
• Blue Stripes/1st Class of the Order of Service Merit (1975), (1986), (2006)

• Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star (Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen mit Stern) of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2001)

• Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco from Brazil

• EMB Medal from International Ocean Institute

• Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun from Peru (2006)

• National Order of Merit of Algeria

• Grand Cross with Silver Star of the Order of Jose Matias Delgado from El Salvador

• Grand Cross of the Order of Sikatuna, Rank of Raja from Philippines (30 October 2008)

• Order of Friendship, 1st class, from Kazakhstan (2010)

• Order of Ismoili Somoni from Tajikistan (2010)

• Grand Cross of the National Order of Burkina Faso from Burkina Faso (2008)

• Grand Officer of the National Order of Ivory Coast (2008)

• Seoul Peace Prize (2012)

• Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles from Monaco (2013)

• Order of Saint Agatha from San Marino (2013)

• Grand Golden Order of the City of Vienna (2013)

• Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2011)

• Tipperary International Peace Award from Ireland (2014)

• High Matai title by Samoa's Prince Tapua (September 2014)

• Elton John AIDS Foundation's Founder's Award (2016)

• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands (19 April 2016)

• Order of Friendship from Russia (8 June 2016)

• World Leader Cycle Award from the Economic Faculty Association Rotterdam

• Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín from Argentina (2016)

• Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty from Portugal (13 May 2016)

• Arctic Circle Prize for climate conservation activism (2016)

• James A. Van Fleet Award by the Korea Society in New York

• Jubilee medal 25th anniversary of the neutrality of Turkmenistan (2020)

• Sunhak Peace Prize (2020)

• Commemorative Medal of Freedom Heroes of the Republic of Hungary

• RSGS Livingstone Medal (2021)

• IE University Medal (2022)

• Diwali Power of One Award (2023)

Honours
• Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from University of Maryland, College Park (17 October 2016)

• Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Loyola Marymount University (6 April 2016)

• Honorary Doctor of Laws degree of The University of Auckland (3 September 2014)

• Honorary Doctorate in Human Letters from Fairleigh Dickinson University (10 September 2008)

• Honorary doctorate from Seoul National University (2008)

• Doctor of Laws Degree Honoris Causa from the College of Law at the University of the Philippines Diliman (2008)

• Doctor Honoris Causa from the National University of San Marcos (2011)

• Honorary Doctor by the National University of Mongolia (2009)

• Honorary doctorate in law from the University of Malta (2009)

• Honorary doctorate in law from the University of Washington (2009)

• Doctor of Letters by Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi (2012)

• Honorary doctorate of public service from University of Denver (2013)

• Honorary 10th Dan black belt by World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Chungwon Choue (2013)

• Honorary doctorate from Georgetown University (2015)

• Honorary doctorate from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2015)

• Doctor honoris causa from Comenius University (2015)

• Degree of Doctor of Civil Law Honoris Causa from University of Mauritius (2016)

• Honorary degree from UNAI Member Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (2016)

• Honorary Doctor of Laws from Columbia University (2016)

• Honorary Degree from Marymount Manhattan College (2016)

• Doctor of Law (honoris causa) from the University of Cambridge (3 February 2016)

• Honorary doctorate from the University of Groningen (2018)

• Honorary doctorate in Global Peace and Sustainable Development from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2019)

• Honourary degree at the Vytautas Magnus University (2019)

• Honourary degree in Engineering Education at the Handong Global University (2019)

• Honorary doctorate from Tampere University for promoting human rights and advancing UN SDG (2022)Personal LifeDate of Birth13 June 1944 (Tuesday)Age (as of 2024)80 YearsBirthplaceHaengchi Village, Wonnam Township, Insei, Chūseihoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea)Zodiac signGeminiSignatureNationality• Korean (referred to as Citizen of Joseon by Imperial Japan) (1944-1948)
• South Korean (1948-present)HometownEumseong County, North Chungcheong Province, South KoreaSchoolChungju High School, South KoraCollege/University• Seoul National University (1970)
• John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (1985)Educational Qualification(s)• Bachelor in International Relations at Seoul National University (1979)
• Master of Public Administration at John F. Kennedy School of Government (1985)Food HabitNon-vegetarianControversiesCriticisms in the UN
Ban has often received criticism for the policies he made for the UN as its Secretary-General. According to The Washington Post, some UN employees and delegates were dissatisfied with Ban's favouritism in appointing South Korean nationals to key posts in the UN. He was also accused of lobbying for the appointment of American politicians, such as John Bolton, in the UN at high-level posts. Many human rights groups have also criticised him for his inactivity in addressing the violations. For instance, one such group claimed that Ban always refrained from criticising China over its alleged crackdown on the Uyghur community in China. He also received criticism for the inactivity of the UN during the civil war in Sri Lanka which ended with violence in 2009. The UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) also criticised him for making policies that made the UN irrelevant.Social Media• Instagram
• Facebook
• YouTube
• LinkedInRelationships & MoreMarital StatusMarriedMarriage DateYear, 1970FamilyWife/SpouseYoo Soon-taek (social activist)
ChildrenSon- 1
• Ban Woo-hyun (works in a New York-based finance company)

Daughter(s)- 2
• Hyun Hee Ban (also spelt as Ban Hyun-hee) (Chief Social Policy maker in UNICEF India)

• Ban Hyun-heeParentsFather- Ban Myung-hwan (1922-1991) (businessman)
Mother- Shin Hyun-soon
SiblingsBrother(s)- 2
• Ban Ki-sang (businessman)
• Ban Ki-hoon
Sister- 2
• Jong-ran
• Ban Gyeong-hee
Other RelativesSon-in-law- Siddharth Chatterjee (husband of Hyun Hee Ban; retired major of the Indian Special Forces, United Nations employee)
Money FactorNet Worth (approx.)$1.2 million to $2.5 million (as of 2007)