Surin Pitsuwan

Surin Pitsuwan
สุรินทร์ พิศสุวรรณ
سورين ڤيتسووان
Surin in 2010
12th Secretary-General of ASEAN
In office
1 January 2008 – 31 December 2012
Preceded byOng Keng Yong
Succeeded byLê Lương Minh
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
14 November 1997 – 14 February 2001
Prime MinisterChuan Leekpai
Preceded byPrachuab Chaiyasan
Succeeded bySurakiart Sathirathai
Personal details
Born(1949-10-28)28 October 1949
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Died30 November 2017(2017-11-30) (aged 68)
Bangkok, Thailand
Political partyDemocrat Party
SpouseAlisa Pitsuwan
Alma materThammasat University
Claremont McKenna College
Harvard University (MA, PhD)[1]
Occupation
  • Diplomat
  • politician
Signature
WebsiteArchived 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.

  1. ^ http://www.ukm.my/ijit/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IJIT-Vol-13-June-2018_13_135-137.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "IDB 1440H Vision Commission Members: H.E. Dr. Abdul Halim bin Ismail Surin Pitsuwan". Islamic Development Bank. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ^ [Latar Belakang Dr Surin Pitsuwan http://patanisociety.org/?p=78][dead link]