Puey ungpakorn biography sample
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More than just the father of Thai economics
During his career as governor of the Bank of Thailand, Puey Ungphakorn contributed a great deal to the cooperation among central banks in the region. At that time, Southeast Asian countries were individually attached to different constituency groups in the International Monetary Fund, which fragmented and diluted their power and influence.
Back in February 1966, 50 years ago, Puey arranged for the very first Southeast Asia Governors Conference (SEACEN), held in Thailand. The initial membership of seven – Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam – has since grown to 20.
Through his unwavering commitment, his tireless campaigning, vision and foresight, and with the help of his good friend, Ismail Ali, the Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, the group finally came together as the Southeast Asia Voting Group (SEAVG).
The SEAVG still functions well to serve the interest of Asean member countries along with other Asia-Pacific members, and has been recognised in the international arena as a voice of reason and moderation.
Puey was an ordinary person who led an extraordinary life and became one of the most respected public figures in Thailand. Throughout his exceptional
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Unforgettable Puey Ungphakorn
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Ungphakorn, Jon
The honorable Chief Justice Davide, Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, distinguished guests, fellow awardees, ladies and gentlemen:
Forty years ago today, in his response to receiving the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service, my father, Dr. Puey Ungphakorn, referred to my youngest brother Giles, then aged 12 and a stamp collector. Giles had quoted to my father a part of Ramon Magsaysay’s Credo which he had learned from a commemorative postage stamp the part which translates into English as “I believe that he who has less in life should have more in law.”
Today, I also have a story to tell about Giles, now a university lecturer and political activist. I learned very recently that when Giles was approached for information about me during the nomination process, he asked whether it would be possible not to nominate me, but to nominate Somchai Nilapaijit instead. I could not agree with him more.
Somchai was President of the Thai Muslim Lawyers Association and a civil rights lawyer who made great sacrifices to provide the best legal services for Muslim defendants, often people whom Ramon Magsaysay would have described as having less in life. He paid the ultimate sacrifice on March 12th 2004 when he was abducted from