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Lee Jong-wook | |
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이종욱 | |
 Lee in 2005 | |
| 6th Director-General of the World Health Organization | |
| In office 21 July 2003 – 22 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Succeeded by | Anders Nordström |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1945 Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 22 May 2006 (aged 61) Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Daejeon National Cemetery, Daejeon, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Hanyang University (B.E.) Seoul National University (MD) University of Hawaii (MMed) |
| Profession | Physician |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이종욱 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李鍾郁 |
| Revised Romanization | I Jong-uk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Chong-uk |
Lee Jong-wook (Korean: 이종욱; 12 April 1945 – 22 May 2006) was a South Korean physician. He was the director-general of the World Health Organization for three years. Lee joined the WHO in 1983, working on a variety of projects including the Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunizations and Stop Tuberculosis. He began his term as director-general in 2004, and was the first figure from Korea to lead an international agency.
In 2004, Lee was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.[1]
- ^ "TIME Magazine: TIME 100: Jong-Wook Lee". Archived from the original on 16 May 2007.