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Ban Ki-moon

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Ban Ki-moon (born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006. Ban was initially considered to be a long shot for the office of Secretary-General of the United Nations; he began to campaign for the office in February 2006. As the foreign minister of South Korea, he was able to travel to all the countries on the United Nations Security Council, a manoeuvre that subsequently turned him into the campaign's front-runner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ban Ki-moon is the 7th most popular diplomat (up from 9th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 9th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Diplomat.

Ban Ki-moon is most famous for being the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Ban Ki-moon ranks 7 out of 90. Before him are Pocahontas, Kofi Annan, Dag Hammarskjöld, Gaius Marius, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, and John Jay. After him are Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Alexandra Kollontai, John R. Bolton, Raoul Wallenberg, Antony Blinken, and Ferdinand de Lesseps.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ban Ki-moon ranks 7. Before him are Danny DeVito, Gerhard Schröder, Jeff Beck, Michael Douglas, Omar al-Bashir, and George Lucas. After him are Barry White, John Holmes, Alexander Van der Bellen, Sebastião Salgado, Jairzinho, and Reinhold Messner.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon ranks 10 out of 1,128. Before him are Syngman Rhee (1875), Yoon Suk Yeol (1960), Kim Dae-jung (1924), Moon Jae-in (1953), Chun Doo-hwan (1931), and Yi Sun-sin (1545). After him are Roh Moo-hyun (1946), Jeongjo of Joseon (1752), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Lee Byung-chul (1910), and Empress Gi (1315).

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Among DIPLOMATS In South Korea

Among diplomats born in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon ranks 1. 

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