Roderick Yong

Roderick Yong
DPMB PKL
杨仁发
7th Secretary-General of ASEAN
In office
16 July 1986  16 July 1989
Preceded byPhan Wannamethee
Succeeded byRusli Noor
Personal details
Born
Yong Yin Fatt

(1932-11-06) 6 November 1932
Brunei
EducationChung Hwa School
St. George's School
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Occupation
  • Diplomat
  • teacher
Signature
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese杨仁发
Traditional Chinese楊仁發
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Rénfā

Roderick Yong Yin Fatt (Chinese: 杨仁发; pinyin: Yáng Rénfā; born 6 November 1932) is a retired Bruneian educator and diplomat who made history as the first Bruneian and the seventh Secretary-General of ASEAN, serving from 1986 to 1989. He played a pivotal role in Brunei's education system, becoming the first English-medium teacher with secondary qualifications and later leading the Chinese School Division, where he oversaw curriculum development and teacher registration.