Ban Ki-moon

Born 13 June, 1944 ( 80 years old) in Chungju, South Korea .

What is the zodiac sign of Ban Ki-moon ?
According to the birthday of Ban Ki-moon the astrological sign is Gemini .

Ban Ki-moon's Height is 178 cm. ( 5 ft 10 ins).

Currently, Ban Ki-moon is Married.

Occupation: un, diplomat, republic, ex-minister, secretary general, korea.

Last Updated
January 25, 2021

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Biography


Ban Ki-moon is the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, with more than 40 years of experience in diplomacy, where he has earned a reputation as a "master of compromise." His political "trick" is considered to be the ability to reach important agreements on the backstage space without unnecessary public gestures, which made him a professional in the eyes of international society. To a greater extent, the policy and activities of the UN Secretary General are aimed at solving the problems of global warming and maintaining peace throughout the planet, in which Ban Ki-moon managed to achieve considerable success.

Ban Ki-moon was born on June 13, 1944 in the South Korean town of Chungju during the end of Japanese rule in the future Republic of Korea. His parents were not rich, his father was in a small family business, and his mother taught music at a local theater studio. The future UN Secretary General became the fourth child in the family, but this did not prevent his parents from giving him a good education.

Ban Ki-moon made the decision to become a diplomat at the age of 18 after meeting with the then-President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, as part of the Red Cross project. Communication with the American leader piqued an interest in politics and international relations in the young man, so he firmly decided to become a diplomat.

In 1970, the future UN Secretary General entered the Seoul National University, Faculty of International Relations. After receiving a bachelor's degree, the young politician entered Harvard, where Ban Ki-moon at the highest level showed his desire to thoroughly master the diplomatic direction. Teachers noted in him a rare combination of humility, clarity of analysis and perseverance, which gave Ban Ki-moon a "ticket" in world politics.


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Politics


Having become a diplomat with a European education, the master of public administration managed to get a position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, where Ban Ki-moon went a long way to high posts in the UN. At first he worked as the secretary of the South Korean ambassador to the United Nations in New York, and then headed the UN division in the headquarters of Seoul. The political biography of the future UN Secretary General was built gradually, Ban Ki-moon worked hard on every rung of the career ladder.

Since 1996, the future UN Secretary General worked as an adviser to the President of the country on national security, and already in 1999 he became the organizer of the Committee for the Signing of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty around the world. In 2000, Ban Ki-moon was appointed to the post of Deputy Minister for Policy Planning of the United Nations, at the same time he headed the Office of the President of the General Assembly.

In this post, one of the achievements of the future UN Secretary General is his active participation in the prompt adoption of the UN resolution on the terrorist attacks in the United States in September 2011. Then he made a lot of important initiatives, which significantly strengthened the functioning of the GA and won a reputation as a diplomatic professional.

In 2004, Ban Ki-moon began to rapidly advance up the career ladder at home and "skyrocketed" to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Korea. In this post, he seriously dealt with the issue of relations with Pyongyang, adhering to the idea of ​​peaceful friendship within the framework of the agreement signed in 1992 on declaring the Korean Peninsula a nuclear-free zone.

In October 2006, Ban Ki-moon was elected the eighth UN Secretary General during a heated debate, replacing his predecessor from Ghana, Kofi Annan. True, such a career success of the diplomat was overshadowed by the fact that the organization at that time "plunged" into a web of corruption scandals among its members.

But Ban Ki-moon overcame all the obstacles on the way and was able to restore the trust of the whole world to the UN, whose annual budget was $ 5 billion. In June 2011, Ban Ki-moon was re-elected for a second term and continued to lead the UN until December 21, 2016.

The conflicts and wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and the UN's reactions to these events drew criticism from the international community. Ill-wishers even recalled the words of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi that the year the UN was founded was also the year when nuclear weapons were first used.

During this period, Ban Ki-moon undertook a series of reforms in the area of ​​UN peacekeeping and the organization of UN activities.

As UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon pays most attention to counteracting global warming among environmental problems and the problem of Darfur among military-political ones. To address the latter, the UN chief helped persuade Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to allow peacekeeping troops to enter Sudan.

The politician also took up the issue of protecting the rights of women, approved a number of initiatives in this regard and introduced a new position of the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict.

In 2014, according to the Internet edition "Lenta.ru", Ban Ki-moon spoke out during the armed conflict in Ukraine with condemnation of the actions of armed groups and stated that the purpose of the UN is to counteract militants and terrorists both in Europe and beyond. ...

Also in 2014, an allegedly scandalous statement by a politician appeared on the Internet that Ukraine has no historical borders and is only a region of the USSR. This message instantly spread throughout the blogosphere and social networks, but, as experts assure, this statement is a "duck". At the March 19 session, where these words were allegedly said, the UN Security Council did not even consider the Ukrainian question.

In 2016, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Ban Ki-moon expressed his deep admiration for the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the work of Russian diplomats, and also thanked Russia for its assistance in the Syrian issue.

Also in 2016, Ban Ki-moon spoke out about Donald Trump's harsh pre-election rhetoric and expressed the hope that after the election, the president would soften his own course.


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Personal life


Ban Ki-moon's personal life is no less interesting for his political career. He is married with only one marriage to the aristocrat Yu (Pak) SunDak, who is 27 years younger than him. The UN Secretary General's family has three children - two daughters and a son.

In addition to official marriage, according to eastern laws, every self-respecting man must have a kept woman, which increases his authority in the eyes of relatives and colleagues. It is known that Ban Ki-moon even succeeded in this matter - he has not only Korean, but also European favorites.

In his spare time from the UN, the diplomat is fond of martial arts, collects old books with poems of the last imperial period of the united Korea.

In the family and in everyday life, the seemingly reserved politician has a rather stern character. Ban Ki-moon is extremely demanding of others, in front of whom he often demonstrates his irascibility. Ban Ki-moon is considered a tyrant and dictator in the family, but an outgoing professional in politics, since during his 40-year career he managed to maintain friendship with all his political rivals and did not make "enemies".


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Ban Ki-moon now


In December 2016, Korean media accused Ban Ki-moon of taking bribes.

The politician himself called the accusations of bribery groundless and outrageous and promised to sue the Korean publication that spreads slander. Political observers also argue that such bribery rumors could be part of a rival campaign to discredit the politician.

On September 14, 2017, at the 131st session of the International Olympic Committee, Ban Ki-moon was elected Chairman of the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee.

On January 1, 2017, Ban Ki-moon left the post of UN Secretary General. Today, the new UN Secretary General is the representative of Portugal, Antonio Guterres.


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Awards and achievements


1975, 1986, 2006 - Order of Merit in Service 2001 - Grand Star of Merit for the Republic of Austria 2006 - Grand Cross of the Order of Rio Branco 2006 - Grand Cord of the Order of the Sun 2008 - Grand Cross of the National Order of Burkina Faso 2008 - Knight of the National Order of Côte d'Ivoire 2013 - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Charles 2013 - Golden Olympic Order 2015 - Honorary Professor of the Russian Academy 2016 - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion 2016 - Order of Friendship 2016 - Order of the Legion of Honor


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Net Worth


Ban Ki-moon 's estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below.

Let's check, How Rich is Ban Ki-moon in 2021 ?

 

Ban Ki-moon Net Worth 2022

Ban Ki-moon 's revenue is $ 1.1M in 2022. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Ban Ki-moon and could vary in the range between $ 759K - $ 1.6M.

Year Estimation
December 2022 $ 57.4K - $ 136.4K
November 2022 $ 55.2K - $ 161K
October 2022 $ 45.3K - $ 99.8K
September 2022 $46.1K - $153.6K
August 2022 $75.9K - $119.8K
July 2022 $50.5K - $151.5K
June 2022 $58.5K - $134.6K
May 2022 $73.3K - $102.1K
April 2022 $53.1K - $101.8K
March 2022 $77.2K - $148K
February 2022 $74K - $86.4K
January 2022 $81.6K - $105.5K

 

Ban Ki-moon Net Worth 2021

Ban Ki-moon 's revenue is $2M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Ban Ki-moon and could vary in the range between $977.4K - $1.1M.

Year Estimation
December 2021 $60.5K - $127.7K
November 2021 $79.1K - $165.5K
October 2021 $43.7K - $101.2K
September 2021 $57.4K - $142.5K
August 2021 $53.2K - $151.8K
July 2021 $42.8K - $139.5K
June 2021 $51K - $131.8K
May 2021 $43.9K - $144.8K
April 2021 $65.8K - $157.4K
March 2021 $61.9K - $128.9K
February 2021 $44.1K - $93K
January 2021 $59.9K - $123.4K

 

Ban Ki-moon Net Worth 2020

Ban Ki-moon 's revenue is $1.5M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Ban Ki-moon and could vary in the range between $560K - $1.4M.

Year Estimation
December 2020 $47.8K - $94.4K
November 2020 $73.8K - $154.7K
October 2020 $44.6K - $139.7K
September 2020 $60.7K - $151.8K
August 2020 $61.7K - $133.9K
July 2020 $82.4K - $166K
June 2020 $45K - $115.8K
May 2020 $58.2K - $132.1K
April 2020 $64K - $152K
March 2020 $63K - $129.9K
February 2020 $58.8K - $152.7K
January 2020 $74.3K - $154.1K

 

Ban Ki-moon Net Worth 2019

Ban Ki-moon 's revenue is $1.7M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Ban Ki-moon and could vary in the range between $540.7K - $1.3M.

Year Estimation
December 2019 $74.2K - $160.5K
November 2019 $46.7K - $93.2K
October 2019 $82.8K - $138.2K
September 2019 $61.2K - $135.1K
August 2019 $42.4K - $156.4K
July 2019 $53.2K - $90.9K
June 2019 $55.3K - $109.2K
May 2019 $55.7K - $93K
April 2019 $60.9K - $150.9K
March 2019 $59.8K - $145.6K
February 2019 $70.9K - $106.9K
January 2019 $72.4K - $125.1K

 

Ban Ki-moon Net Worth 2018

Ban Ki-moon 's revenue is $1.9M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Ban Ki-moon and could vary in the range between $815.1K - $2M.

Year Estimation
December 2018 $71.8K - $114.1K
November 2018 $82.2K - $130K
October 2018 $55.4K - $108.6K
September 2018 $81.8K - $94.6K
August 2018 $47.1K - $107.8K
July 2018 $61.1K - $164.1K
June 2018 $82.9K - $99.1K
May 2018 $54.7K - $140.6K
April 2018 $58.8K - $84.1K
March 2018 $42.3K - $129.9K
February 2018 $69.4K - $112.1K
January 2018 $73.9K - $145.8K

 

Ban Ki-moon Net Worth 2017

Ban Ki-moon 's revenue is $1M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Ban Ki-moon and could vary in the range between $991.6K - $1.8M.

Year Estimation
December 2017 $67.6K - $87.2K
November 2017 $76.6K - $84.5K
October 2017 $42.8K - $140.1K
September 2017 $47.8K - $106.5K
August 2017 $70K - $164.6K
July 2017 $47.7K - $106.3K
June 2017 $46.2K - $86K
May 2017 $44.6K - $147.7K
April 2017 $42.9K - $137.6K
March 2017 $68.9K - $152.6K
February 2017 $49.1K - $85.8K
January 2017 $66.4K - $132.3K

 

Ban Ki-moon Net Worth 2016

Ban Ki-moon 's revenue is $2M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Ban Ki-moon and could vary in the range between $791.2K - $1.4M.

Year Estimation
December 2016 $57.4K - $88.4K
November 2016 $77.4K - $88K
October 2016 $77.4K - $162.9K
September 2016 $48.3K - $87.9K
August 2016 $66.8K - $165.8K
July 2016 $48.9K - $120.7K
June 2016 $79K - $101.1K
May 2016 $54.8K - $151.8K
April 2016 $77.2K - $143K
March 2016 $66.5K - $90.9K
February 2016 $53.6K - $115.3K
January 2016 $59K - $84.1K

 

It is an overall forecast for the net worth of Ban Ki-moon. The evaluation covers the latest 5 years and an approximation for next year. See above to learn how much money does Ban Ki-moon makes a year.

The range above shows an estimation based on evaluation generated by public information about sponsorships or other sources found on the internet. It's summarized data from Ban Ki-moon's projects existing in AidWiki's repository. It's an approximation of the revenue compiled by AidWiki and may not correspond with the real amount.