Surin Pitsuwan | |
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สุรินทร์ พิศสุวรรณ سورين ڤيتسووان | |
12th Secretary-General of ASEAN | |
In office 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ong Keng Yong |
Succeeded by | Lê Lương Minh |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 14 November 1997 – 14 February 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Chuan Leekpai |
Preceded by | Prachuab Chaiyasan |
Succeeded by | Surakiart Sathirathai |
Personal details | |
Born | Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | 28 October 1949
Died | 30 November 2017 Bangkok, Thailand | (aged 68)
Political party | Democrat Party |
Spouse | Alisa Pitsuwan |
Alma mater | Thammasat University Claremont McKenna College Harvard University (MA, PhD)[1] |
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Website | Archived 8 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine |
Surin Abdul Halim bin Ismail Pitsuwan[2][3] (Thai: สุรินทร์ พิศสุวรรณ; Jawi: سورين عبدالحاليم بن اسماعيل ڤيتسووان; October 28, 1949 – November 30, 2017) was a Thai diplomat and politician of Malay descent who served as the 12th secretary-general of ASEAN between 2008 and 2012.