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Ban Ki-moon 1-2
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World Economic Forum
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Ban Ki-moon, 1960, Chungju Middle School yearbook photo
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Chungju Middle School
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Adam Krzymowski with Ban Ki-moon
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Adam Krzymowski
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潘基文

Pān Jīwén
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Ban Ki-moon, South Korean diplomat, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations 2007–2016

About Ban Ki-moon

born 1944 · 外交家 diplomat

South Korean diplomat who was Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016. His Chinese name is the Chinese reading of the characters of his Korean name.

Examples

HSK 5
潘基文积极推动气候变化协议。
Pān Jīwén jījí tuīdòng qìhòu biànhuà xiéyì.
Ban Ki-moon actively pushed for climate change agreements.
HSK 6
潘基文担任联合国秘书长十年。
Pān Jīwén dānrèn Liánhéguó mìshūzhǎng shínián.
Ban Ki-moon served as UN Secretary-General for ten years.

Tips

culture
Korean reporters nicknamed him the 'slippery eel', 기름장어 (gireumjangeo), for his knack for dodging questions. In 2018 he became chairman of China's 博鳌亚洲论坛, the Boao Forum for Asia held each year on Hainan.
history
As UN Secretary-General, Ban oversaw the adoption of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the two signature multilateral pacts of his term.

Stroke Order

潘 Pān
基 jī
文 wén