Back Ban Ki-moon Afrikaans Ban Ki-moon ALS ባን ኪ-ሙን Amharic Ban Ki-Moon AN بان كي مون Arabic بان كى مون ARZ বান কি-মুন Assamese Ban Ki-moon AST Pan Gi Mun Azerbaijani بان کیمون AZB
Ban Ki-Moon | |
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반기문 (潘基文) | |
.jpg) Ban in February 2020 | |
| 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
| In office 1 January 2007 – 31 December 2016 | |
| Deputy | Asha-Rose Migiro Jan Eliasson |
| Preceded by | Kofi Annan |
| Succeeded by | António Guterres |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| In office 17 January 2004 – 1 December 2006 | |
| President | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Preceded by | Yoon Young-kwan |
| Succeeded by | Song Min-soon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1944 Insei, Japanese Korea[1][2] (now Eumseong County, South Korea) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Yoo Soon-taek |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Seoul National University (BA) Harvard University (MPA) |
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| Ban Ki-moon | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ban Gimun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pan Kimun |
| IPA | [panɡimun] |
Ban Ki-moon (Hangul: 반기문; Hanja: 潘基文; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean diplomat. He was the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016. He replaced Kofi Annan on 1 January 2007.[3]
Ban was the Foreign Minister of South Korea from January 2004 to November 2006. On October 13, 2006, he was elected to be the eighth Secretary-General by the United Nations General Assembly.
- ↑ p. 493, "Local Administration, Chapter XXIV: Korea (Chōsen)," The Japan-Manchukuo Year Book 1938, Japan-Manchukuo Year Book Co., Kojimachi-ku, Tokyo
- ↑ "Welcomto Eumseong". Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ban named next U.N. secretary-general". Associated Press. Retrieved 2006-10-13.[permanent dead link]