Surin Pitsuwan
Surin Pitsuwan | |
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| สุรินทร์ พิศสุวรรณ سورين ڤيتسووان | |
Surin in 2010 | |
| 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 |
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| Born | 28 October 1949 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand |
| Died | 30 November 2017 (aged 68) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Political party | Democrat Party |
| Spouse | Alisa Pitsuwan |
| Alma mater | Thammasat University Claremont McKenna College Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
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| Website | Archived 8 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine |
Surin Abdul Halim bin Ismail Pitsuwan (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.