Ramon Magsaysay Award

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Ramon Magsaysay Award
Gawad Ramon Magsaysay
Magsaysay award medal.png
Awarded forOutstanding contributions in Government Service, Public Service, Community Leadership, Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, Peace and International Understanding and Emergent Leadership
CountryPhilippines
Presented byRamon Magsaysay Award Foundation
First awarded1958
Website www.rmaward.asia

The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Filipino: Gawad Ramon Magsaysay) is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. [1] [2] The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government. [3] [4] [5] It is often called the "Nobel Prize of Asia". [6]

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History

In May 1957, seven prominent Filipinos were named to the founding board of trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, the non-profit corporation tasked with implementing the awards program. Later on, the board of trustees diversified and included prominent Asians from all over the Asian continent and outlying islands. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation gives the prize to Asian individuals achieving excellence in their respective fields.

The award is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the seventh president of the Philippines. This has generated criticism [7] due to allegations of brutal suppression of dissent and subserviency to the US government during Magsaysay's tenure as defence secretary and president.

Award categories

The award recognizes and honors individuals and organizations in Asia regardless of race, creed, sex, or nationality, who have achieved distinction in their respective fields and have helped others generously without anticipating public recognition.

The awards used to be given in six categories, five of which were discontinued in 2009:

Awardees

The winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards come from different parts of Asia, although there are some instances where the winners came from countries outside Asia who had served, worked or accomplished something in different Asian countries. As of 2021, recipients have come from twenty-two Asian countries.

The following is a partial list of the awardees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award. [8] Awardees' individual nationality or country of origin and citizenship are indicated.

Starting 2009, the Award is no longer being given in fixed categories except for Emergent Leadership.

Government Service (1958–2008)

YearImageRecipientNationality or Base CountryCitation
1958 Vinoba Bhave
(1895–1982)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his community leadership and advocacy of nonviolence and Human Rights."
1959 Jose V. Aguilar.jpg Jose Vasquez Aguilar
(1900–1980)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for their exemplary performance in the service of their respective governments."
Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh (cropped).jpg Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh
(1896–1982)
Flag of India.svg  India
1960Not awarded
1961 Raden Kodijat
(1890–1968)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for his dedicated and skillful direction of the massive yaws eradication effort that is freeing his countrymen from a disfiguring and crippling disease."
1962 Francisca Reyes-Aquino
(1899–1983)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her original research on Filipino folk dance and music, preserving this rich heritage for future generations."
1963 Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan.jpg Akhtar Hameed Khan
(1914–1999)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan "for his inspiring personal commitment of experience, erudition and energy to scientific testing and application of a viable pattern for rural reform among his people."
1964 Yukiharu Miki
(1903–1964)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his humanistic foresight in engineering rapid but orderly modernization, assuring well-being for the entire community."
1965 pwy `uengphaakrn.jpg Puey Ungphakorn
(1916–1999)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for his dedication, unquestioned integrity and high order of professional skill brought to the management of Thailand's public finance."
1966 Phon Sangsingkeo
(1907–1980)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for his farsighted design in creating and staffing superior mental health services for his country."
1967 Keo Viphakone
(1917–2006)
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos "for his sustained initiative and integrity in inaugurating public services for Lao villagers under handicaps that easily could have excused defeat."
1968 19690410Li Guo Ding .jpg Kwoh-Ting Li
(1910–2001)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan "for his vigorous, rational guidance of Taiwan's economy, generating one of the world's most rapid rates of industrial growth."
1969 Hsu Shih-chu
(b. ?)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan "for his enthusiastic yet practical role in establishing Taiwan's rural health, sanitation and family planning services that are models for developing nations."
1970Not awarded
1971 Ali Sadikin (1975).jpg Ali Sadikin
(1926–2008)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for his innovation, foresight and compassion in design and management of a modern administration giving residents of Indonesia's capital a sense of increased well-being in a finer community."
1972 Goh Keng Swee
(1918–2010)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore "as chief economic architect in transforming Singapore during the 1960s into Southeast Asia's most industrially and socially vibrant state, where all benefit from prosperity."
1973 Balachandra Chakkingal Shekhar
(1929–2006)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia "for his leadership of scientific and technical advances that assure a more prosperous and stable future for rubber growers, large and small, in South and Southeast Asia."
1974 Hiroshi Kuroki
(1907–2001)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his administrative originality in modernizing a backward prefecture in a manner congenial to the traditional minded yet attracting the young."
1975 Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim
(1917–2000)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia "for his uprightness and humanity in adapting Western legal forms to realities of his own plural Asian society and shaping the public institutions of a new nation."
1976 Elsie Elliott (1966).jpg Elsie Elliott Tu
(1913–2015)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
"for her crusade for justice, making the Hong Kong Government, of which she is an elected member, more responsive to the less affluent."
1977 BemjaminGalstaun.jpg Bejamin Galstaun
(1913–1999)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for guiding a new generation of Indonesians toward understanding and valuing animals and nature in Asia's moist tropics."
1978 Shahrum bin Yub
(1934–2016)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia "for making a living museum an enlightening experience for all ages, fostering a national cultural awakening."
1979Raden Wasito
(b. ?)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for discovering a path in the Javanese villagers’ mind that led to one of the most dramatic and successful family planning programs in the free world."
1980Raja Muhammed Alias
(b. 1932)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia "for his steadfast, principled administration in translating Malaysia's 'land for the landless' schemes into prosperous realities."
1981 Prawase Wasi
(b. 1931)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for his research contributions to medical science while prompting his profession to make modern health care available to the poor."
1982 Arturo Alcaraz
(1916–2001)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his scientific perspicacity and selfless perseverance in guiding Filipinos to understand and use one of their greatest natural resources."
1983 Yi Chang Su Nan Cheng Xian Sheng Yu Zhao  (Guo Min Da Hui Shi Lu ).jpg Su Nan-cheng
(1936–2016)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan "for making government readily available and responsive to the needs of all citizens, while attractively modernizing an historic city."
1984 Wu Da You Yu Fu Ren  (cropped).jpg Wu Ta-You
(1907–2000)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan "for designing Taiwan's move toward the forefront of science in education and practice."
1985Tan Sri Noordin
(1921–2015)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia "for his effective, fearless exposure of inefficiency and corruption in government, making a reality of public accountability."
1986Not awarded
1987Haji Hanafiah
(1910–1993)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia "for enabling tens of thousands of devout Malaysian Muslims to accumulate savings and safely and economically make a cherished pilgrimage to Mecca."
1988 Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago (cropped).jpg Miriam Defensor Santiago
(1945–2016)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her bold and moral leadership in cleaning up a graft-ridden government agency."
1989Zakiah Hanum
(1937–2019)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia "for showing Malaysians how an expertly run archive system can illuminate their country’s past and play a vital role in its present."
1991 Alfredo Bengzon
(1934)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his courageous demonstration that urgent social goals, however strongly opposed, can be achieved through the machinery of democratic government."
1992 Chamlong Srimuang 2008 (cropped).jpg Chamlong Srimuang
(b. 1935)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for his exemplary governorship of Bangkok and his fervent insistence that elections are the sole legitimate path to political power in Thailand."
1993 Võ Tòng Xuân
(b. 1940)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam "for combining practical scientific research and effective advocacy to improve the lives of Vietnam’s farmers."
1994 Dr. Kiran Bedi in 2017 (cropped).jpg Kiran Bedi
(b. 1949)
Flag of India.svg  India "for building confidence in India’s police though dynamic leadership and effective innovations in crime control, drug rehabilitation, and humane prison reform."
1995 Morihiko Hiramatsu
(1924–2016)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for awakening the Oita Prefecture to self-reliant economic growth through the 'one village, one product' movement and a spirited call for local products with global appeal."
1996 T.N. Seshan in 1994.jpg Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan
(1932–2019)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his resolute actions to bring order, fairness, and integrity to elections in India, the world’s largest democracy."
1997 Anand Panyarachun.jpg Anand Panyarachun
(b. 1932)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for sustaining the momentum for reform and democracy in Thailand in a time of crisis and military rule."
1998 Syed Adibul Hasan Rizvi
(b. 1938)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan "for transcending the limits of a public service hospital to make kidney dialysis, renal transplants, and other life-saving medical available free to thousands of Pakistani citizens."
1999Tasneem Ahmad Siddiqui
(1939–2022)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan "for demonstrating that a committed government agency working in partnership with NGOs and with the poor themselves can turn the tide against Pakistan’s crippling shelter crisis."
2000 DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo.jpg Jesse Robredo
(1958–2012)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for giving credence to the promise of democracy by demonstrating that effective city management is compatible with yielding power to the people."
2001 Yuan Longping at news conference (cropped).png Yuan Longping
(1931–2021)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for the unique contribution of his research in rice hybridization to food security in Asia."
2002 Scphil999jf (cropped).JPG Hilario G. Davide, Jr.
(b. 1935)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his life of principled citizenship in profound service to democracy and the rule of law in the Philippines."
2003 James Michael Lyngdoh
(b. 1939)
Flag of India.svg  India "for convincing validation of free and fair elections as the foundation and best hope of secular democracy in strife-torn India."
2004 Haydee Yorac
(1941–2005)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for building confidence in government through service of exceptional integrity and rigor and her unwavering pursuit of the rule of law in the Philippines."
2005 Jon Ungpakorn
(b. 1947)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for his impassioned insistence as a senator that Thailand respect the rights and attend humanely to the needs of its least advantaged citizens."
2006Ek Sonn Chan
(b. ?)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia "for his exemplary rehabilitation of a ruined public utility, bringing safe drinking water to a million people in Cambodia's capital city."
2007 Salonga.jpg Jovito Salonga
(1920–2016)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for the exemplary integrity and substance of his long public career in service to democracy and good government in the Philippines."
2008 Grace Padaca
(b. 1963)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for empowering voters in the Philippines' Isabela Province to reclaim their democratic right to elect leaders of their own choosing and to contribute as full partners in their own development."

Public Service (1958–2008)

YearImageRecipientNationality or Base CountryCitation
1958 Mary Rutnam
(1873–1962)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
"for her gift of service to the Ceylonese people and the example she has set by her full life of dedication as a private citizen to the needs of others."
1959Joaquin Vilallonga, S.J.
(1868–1963)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
"for their compassionate concern for others whom society had cast aside."
Tee Tee Luce
(1895–1982)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
1960 Henry Holland
(1875–1965)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
"for the selfless dedication of their renowned surgical skills to combat the blight of blindness in a remote hinterland."
Ronald Holland
(b. ?)
1961 Nilawan Pintong
(1915–2017)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for her volunteer participation and leadership in developing constructive civic enterprises that have given women a new and creative role in Thailand."
1962 Horace Kadoorie
(1902–1995)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
"for their practical philanthropy working in partnership with Government and struggling cultivators to promote rural welfare in the Colony of Hong Kong."
Lawrence Kadoorie
(1899–1993)
1963 Helen Kim.png Helen Kim
(1899–1970)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for her indomitable role in the emancipation and education of Korean women and sustained participation in civic affairs, symbolizing to Korean women their awakening."
1964 MACV Team 59 Henry Dagenais with Nguyen Lac Hoa (cropped).jpg Nguyễn Lạc Hoá
(1908–1989)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam "for his extraordinary valor in defense of freedom, strengthening among a beleaguered people the resolution to resist tyranny."
1965 Jawaharlal Nehru with Jayaprakash Narayan (cropped).jpg Jayaprakash Narayan
(1902–1979)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his constructive articulation of a public conscience for modern India."
1966 Kim Yong-ki
(1908–1988)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for his example of Christian principles practically applied to improve agriculture and imbue rural life with new joy and dignity."
1967 Sithiporn Kridakara.jpg Sithiporn Kridakorn
(1883–1971)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for vigorously defending the interests of Thai farmers, critically challenging government policies with the pragmatism of a man who knows the soil."
1968 Tobata Seichi.JPG Seiichi Tobata
(1899–1983)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his incisive contributions toward modernization of Japan's agriculture and the sharing of its experience with developing nations."
1969Kim Hyung-seo
(b. ?)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for his sturdy, productive leadership of fellow refugees and other landless countrymen in reclaiming for themselves new agricultural land from the sea."
1970Not awarded
1971 950Pedro Orata, Urdaneta, Pangasinan 50.png Pedro Orata
(1899–1989)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his 44 years of creative work in education, particularly his conception and promotion of barrio high schools for rural Filipino youth."
1972Cecile Guidote-Alvarez
(b. 1943)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for their leadership in the renaissance of the performing arts, giving a new cultural content to popular life."
Gilopez Kabayao
(b. 1929)
1973 Bishop Antonio Fortich.jpg Bishop Antonio Fortich, D.D.
(1913–2003)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for their engineering of an experiment in rural development giving small, indebted farmers in Dacongcogan Valley control of their livelihood and new hope."
Benjamin Gaston
(1913–1974)
1974 M. S. Subbulakshmi (03).jpg Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi
(1916–2004)
Flag of India.svg  India "for her exalting rendition of devotional song and magnanimous support of numerous public causes in India over four decades."
1975Phra Chamroon Parnchand
(1926–1999)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for curing thousands of drug addicts with unorthodox yet efficacious herbal and spiritual treatment in his monastery."
1976Hermenegild Joseph Fernandez
(1945–2010)
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
"for his effective teaching of skills, values and discipline that build underprivileged and delinquent boys into self-respecting, useful citizens."
1977 Fe Villanueva del Mundo
(1911–2011)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her lifelong dedication and pioneering spirit as a physician extraordinary to needy Filipino children."
1978 Prateep Ungsongtham Hata.png Prateep Ungsongtham Hata
(b. 1952)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for bringing learning, better health and hope to impoverished children otherwise denied services in the portside slum of Klong Toey."
1979 Chang Kee-ryo
(1911–1995)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for his practical, personal Christian charity in founding the Blue Cross Medical Cooperative in Pusan, giving the poor right to quality healthcare."
1980Ohm Dae-sup
(1921–2009)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for his abiding commitment toward making knowledge a tool for life-betterment in rural Korea."
1981Johanna Sunarti Nasution
(1923–2010)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for her leadership of a volunteer movement, institutionalizing social services through cooperation by diverse civic and religious groups, schools and government agencies."
1982 Dr. Manibhai Desai in December 1990 at Uruli Kanchan.png Manibhai Desai
(1920–1993)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his practical fulfillment of a vow made to Mahatma Gandhi 36 years ago to uplift, socially and economically, the poorest villagers."
1983 Fua Hariphitak
(1910–1993)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for preserving and teaching a younger generation art forms that distinguish Thailand’s unique graphic and architectural heritage."
1984Thongbai Thongpao
(1926–2011)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for his effective and fair use of his legal skills and pen to defend those who have 'less in life and thus need more in law.'"
1985 Baba Amte 2014 stamp of India.jpg Baba Amte
(1914–2008)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his work-oriented rehabilitation of Indian leprosy patients and other handicapped outcasts."
1986 Abdul Sattar Edhi.jpg Abdul Sattar Edhi
(1928–2016)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan "for giving substance in an Islamic society to the ancient humane commandment that thou art thy brother's keeper."
Bilquis Edhi (cropped).jpg Bilquis Bano Edhi
(1947–2022)
1987 HB Jassin, Indonesia Literary Pioneers, 00.47.jpg Hans Bague Jassin
(1917–2000)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for preserving for Indonesians their literary heritage."
1988 Masanobu Fukuoka, 2002 (cropped).jpg Masanobu Fukuoka
(1913–2008)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his demonstration to small farmers everywhere that natural farming offers a practical, environmentally safe, and bountiful alternative to modern commercial practices and their harmful consequences."
1989 LCJain.png Lakshmi Chand Jain
(1925–2010)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his informed and selfless commitment to attack India's poverty at the grass-roots level."
1991 ITU Telecom World 2016 - VVIP Tour (30938750506) (cropped).jpg Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
(b. 1955)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for making her royal office an instrument of enlightened endeavor for Thailand, and her sparkling embodiment of the best that is Thai."
1992 National Scientist Angel Alcala.jpg Angel Alcala
(1929–2023)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his pioneering scientific leadership in rehabilitating the coral reefs of the Philippines and in sustaining for Filipinos the natural abundance of their country's marine life."
1993 Banoo Jehangir Coyaji
(1917–2004)
Flag of India.svg  India "for mobilizing the resources of a modern urban hospital to bring better health and brighter hopes to Maharashtra's rural women and their families."
1994 Mechai Viravaidya 2008.jpg Mechai Viravaidya
(b. 1941)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for his mounting creative public campaigns in Thailand to promote family planning, rural development and a rigorous, honest, and compassionate response to the plague of AIDS."
1995 Asma Jahangir (33308430296).jpg Asma Jahangir
(1952–2018)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan "for challenging Pakistan to embrace and uphold the principles of religious tolerance, gender equality, and equal protection under the law."
1996John Woong-Jin Oh, K.B.J.
(b. 1944)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for arousing in Korea a compassion for the poor by personifying the scriptural injunction to Love Thy Neighbor."
1997 Mahesh Chander Mehta
(b. 1946)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his claiming for India's present and future citizens their constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment."
1998 Sophon Suphapong
(b. 1946)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for stimulating Thailand's rural economy by helping hundreds of rural cooperatives and community organizations own and operate their own businesses as affiliates of a major Thai oil company."
1999 Rosa Rosal
(b. 1931)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her lifetime of unstinting voluntary service, inspiring Filipinos to put the needs of others before their own."
2000 Liang Congjie
(1932–2010)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for his courageous pioneering leadership in China's environmental movement and nascent civil society."
2001 Wu Qing
(b. 1937)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for path-breaking advocacy on behalf of women and the rule of law in the People's Republic of China."
2002 DrRuthPfauPakistan.jpg Ruth Pfau, F.C.M.
(1929–2017)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan "for her lifelong dedication to eradicate leprosy and its stigma in Pakistan, and other loving gifts to her adopted country."
2003 Dr Gao Yaojie March 2007a.jpg Gao Yaojie
(1927–2023)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for her fervent personal crusade to confront the AIDS crisis in China and to address it humanely."
2004 Jiang Yanyong
(1931–2023)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for his brave stand for truth in China, spurring life-saving measures to confront and contain the deadly threat of SARS."
2005 KIM Teten Masduki.jpg Teten Masduki
(b. 1963)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for challenging Indonesians to expose corruption and claim their right to clean government."
Dr. V. Shanta, in New Delhi on March 20, 2006 (cropped).jpg Viswanathan Shanta
(1927–2021)
Flag of India.svg  India "for her leadership of Chennai's Cancer Institute (WIA) as a center of excellence and compassion for the study and treatment of cancer in India."
2006 Seoul Kimchi Making Sharing Festival 03.jpg Park Won-soon
(1955–2020)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for his principled activism fostering social justice, fair business practices, clean government, and a generous spirit in South Korea's young democracy."
2007 Kim Sun-tae
(b. ?)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for his inspiring ministry of hope and practical assistance to his fellow blind and visually impaired citizens in South Korea."
2008Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for its successful adaptation of microfinance to the Philippines, providing self-sustaining and comprehensive financial services for half a million poor women and their families."
Therdchai Jivacate
(b. 1941)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for his dedicated efforts in Thailand to provide inexpensive, practical, and comfortable artificial limbs to even the poorest amputees."

Community Leadership (1958–2008)

YearImageRecipientNationality or Base CountryCitation
1958 Vinoba Bhave 1983 stamp of India.jpg Vinoba Bhave [9] [10]
(1895–1982)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his furtherance of the cause of arousing his countrymen toward voluntary action in relieving social injustice and economic inequalities."
1959 Dalai Lama 1997.jpg Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
(b. 1935)
Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet "for his leadership of the Tibetan community's gallant struggle in defense of the sacred religion that is the inspiration of their life and culture."
1960 Tunku Abdul Rahman 1960.jpg Tunku Abdul Rahman
(1903–1990)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia "for his guidance of a multiracial society through its constitutional struggle for independence, toward communal alliance and national identity."
1961 Gus Borgeest
(1909–2013)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
"for his establishing of a model for resettlement and rehabilitation of refugees that enhances their self-respect and productive capabilities."
1962 P.P. Narayanan.jpg Palayil Narayanan
(1923–1996)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia "for their championship of the workers' cause through vigorous advancement of responsible and free trade unionism."
Koesna Poeradiredja
(1902–1976)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
1963 Verghese Kurien in 2009 (cropped).jpg Verghese Kurien [11] [12]
(1921–2012)
Flag of India.svg  India "for their creative coordination of government and private enterprise to improve the supply of an essential food and sanitation in one of Asia's largest and most crowded urban complexes and to raise living standards among village producers."
Dara Nusserwanji Khurody
(1906–1983)
Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel [13] [14]
(1903–1994)
1964 Pablo Torres Tapia
(1908–1967)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his steadfast determination in mobilizing the savings of his community to provide workable credit facilities for its productive needs."
1965 Lim Kim San
(1916–2006)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore "for his marshalling of talents and resources to provide one-fifth of Singapore's burgeoning population with decent, moderately-priced housing amidst attractive surroundings."
1966 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay.png Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay [15]
(1903–1988)
Flag of India.svg  India "for her enduring creativity with handicrafts and cooperatives, as in politics, art and the theater."
1967 Tun Abdul Razak 1968.jpg Abdul Razak Hussein
(1922–1976)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia "a politician administering with quiet, efficient and innovative urgency the reshaping of his society for the benefit of all."
1968Silvino Encarnacion
(1913–?)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for their wise management of accredit cooperative that soundly improves life in their low-income barrio, without incurring bad debts."
Rosario Encarnacion
(1910–?)
1969 Dr Ariyaratne meeting with leaders in the North.jpg Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne
(b. 1931)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka "for his founding and inspired guidance of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, combining voluntary service in meeting village needs with an awakening of man's potential when he cultivates his best instincts."
1970Not awarded
1971 Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan - Kolkata 2013-01-07 2685.JPG M.S. Swaminathan [16]
(1925–2023)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his contributions as scientist, educator of both students and farmers, and administrator toward generating a new confidence in India’s agricultural capabilities."
1972 Hans Westenberg
(1898–1990)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
"for his practical propagation of new crops and promotion of better methods among Sumatra's small farmers who have learned to trust and profit from his ideas."
1973 Krasae Chanawongse
(b. 1934)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for demonstrating that a doctor dedicated to service can overcome the most stubborn of obstacles in bringing effective health services to neglected and impoverished rural people."
1974 Ichikawa Fusae (cropped).jpg Fusaye Ichikawa
(1893–1981)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for her lifetime labors advancing with exemplary political integrity her countrywomen's public and personal freedom."
1975 Lee Tai-Young
(1914–1998)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for her effective service to the cause of equal judicial rights for the liberation of Korean women."
1976 Wakatsuki Toshikazu.JPG Toshikazu Wakatsuki
(1910–2006)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for bringing to his country's most depressed citizens the highest type of technically competent and humanely inspired health care, thus creating a model for rural medicine."
1977 MJ-Ela-Bhatt-October-2013.jpg Ela Ramesh Bhatt [17]
(1933–2022)
Flag of India.svg  India "for making a reality of the Gandhian principle of self-help among the depressed work of forced of self-employed women."
1978 Tahrunessa Abdullah
(b. 1937)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for leading rural Bangladeshi Muslim women from the constraints of purdah toward more equal citizenship and fuller family responsibility."
1979 Rajanikat Arole.jpg Rajanikant Arole
(1934–2011)
Flag of India.svg  India "“for creating a self-sustaining rural health and economic betterment movement in one of the poorer regions of West-Central India."
Mabelle Arole
(b. 1935)
1980 Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives Thomas Francis, Jr. Medal.jpg Fazle Hasan Abed
(1936–2019)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for his organizational skill in demonstrating that Bangladeshi solutions are valid for needs of the rural poor in his burdened country."
1981 Pramod Karan Sethi
(1927–2008)
Flag of India.svg  India "for application of his surgical genius and his joining of doctors, craftsmen and community in a popular program enabling the crippled and limbless to resume near normal lives."
1982 Chandi prasad bhatt 1.jpg Chandi Prasad Bhatt
(b. 1934)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his inspiration and guidance of Chipko Andolan, a unique, predominantly women’s environmental movement, to safeguard wise use of the forest."
1983 Jenderal Polisi Anton Sudjarwo.png Anton Soedjarwo
(1930–1988)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for stimulating Javanese villagers to genuine self-reliance with simple, readily applicable appropriate technology."
1984 Muhammad Yunus (cropped).jpg Muhammad Yunus
(b. 1940)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for enabling the neediest rural men and women to make themselves productive with sound group-managed credit."
1985 Dr. Zafrullah (cropped).jpg Zafrullah Chowdhury
(1941–2023)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for his engineering of Bangladesh’s new drug policy, eliminating unnecessary pharmaceuticals, and making comprehensive medical care more available to ordinary citizens."
1986John Vincent Daly, S.J.
(1935–2014)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
"for their education and guidance of the urban poor to create vigorous, humanly sound satellite communities."
Paul Jeong Gu Jei
(b. 1944)
South Korea
1987Aree Valyasevi
(b. 1925)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for his contribution in improving the diets and promoting the good health of millions of Thai children."
1988Mohammed Yeasin
(b. 1936)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for moving rural Bangladeshis to self-reliance and economic security through an efficiently and honestly managed village cooperative."
1989Kim Im-soon
(b. ?)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for nurturing hundreds of abandoned and handicapped children to adulthood in an atmosphere of beauty and love."
1991 Dharma Master Shih Cheng Yen.jpg Shih Cheng Yen
(b. 1937)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan "for reawakening Taiwan’s modern people to the ancient Buddhist teachings of compassion and charity."
1992 Young ssk.jpg Shoaib Sultan Khan
(b. 1933)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan "for nurturing self-reliant development and bringing hope to the forgotten peoples of high Pakistan."
1993 President Abdurrahman Wahid - Indonesia.jpg Abdurrahman Wahid
(1940–2009)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for guiding Southeast Asia’s largest Muslim organization as a force for religious tolerance, fair economic development, and democracy in Indonesia."
1994 Sima Samar of Afghanistan in 2011.jpg Sima Samar
(b. 1957)
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan "for acting courageously to heal the sick and instruct the young among the Afghan refugee community in Pakistan and in her war-torn homeland."
1994 Xiaotong.jpg Fei Xiaotong
(1910–2005)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for giving Chinese substance to the modern social sciences and applying them rigorously to the needs of China and its people."
1995Ho Ming-Teh
(1922–1998)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan "for improving rural Taiwan with good deeds and sturdy bridges."
1996 Pandurang Shastri Athavale
(1920–2003)
Flag of India.svg  India "for tapping the ancient wellsprings of Hindu civilization to inspire spiritual renewal and social transformation in modern India."
1997Eva Fidela Maamo, S.P.C.
(b. 1940)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her compelling example in bringing humane assistance and healing arts to the poorest Filipinos."
1998 Nuon Phaly
(1942–2012)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia "for her selfless commitment to helping war-traumatized women and children rebuild their spirits and lives in the wake of Cambodia's great national tragedy."
1999 Angela Gomes
(b. 1952)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for helping rural Bangladeshi women assert their rights to better livelihoods and to gender equality under the law and in everyday life."
2000 Aruna Roy (2019).jpg Aruna Roy
(b. 1946)
Flag of India.svg  India "for empowering Indian villagers to claim what is rightfully theirs by upholding and exercising the people's right to information."
2001 Rajendra Singh Large Image.jpg Rajendra Singh
(b. 1959)
Flag of India.svg  India "for leading Rajasthani villagers in the steps of their ancestors to rehabilitate their degraded habitat and bring its dormant river back to life."
2002 Dr. Cynthia Maung.jpg Cynthia Maung
(b. 1959)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar "for her humane and fearless response to the urgent medical needs of thousands of refugees and displaced persons along the Thailand-Burma border."
2003 Prof. Shantha Sinha.jpg Shantha Sinha
(b. 1950)
Flag of India.svg  India "for guiding the people of Andhra Pradesh to end the scourge of child labor and send all of their children to school."
2004Prayong Ronnarong
(b. 1937)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for leading fellow farmers in demonstrating that the model of self-reliant local enterprises, supported by active community learning, is the path to rural prosperity in Thailand."
2005 Sombath Somphone 2006.jpg Sombath Somphone
(b. 1956)
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos "for his hopeful efforts to promote sustainable development in Laos by training and motivating its young people to become a generation of leaders."
2006 Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for harnessing the faith and generosity of Filipinos the world over to confront poverty in their homeland and to provide every Filipino the dignity of a decent home and neighborhood."
Antonio Meloto
(b. 1950)
2007 Mahabir Pun at Mahabir's Center for Nepal Connection.jpg Mahabir Pun
(1955)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal "for his innovative application of wireless computer technology in Nepal, bringing progress to remote mountain areas by connecting his village to the global village."
2008 Mandakini Amte and Prakesh Amte.jpg Prakash Amte [18] [19]
(b. 1948)
Flag of India.svg  India "for enhancing the capacity of the Madia Gonds to adapt positively in today's India, through healing and teaching and other compassionate interventions."
Mandakini Amte [18] [19]
(b. 1950)

Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts (1958–2008)

YearImageRecipientNationality or base countryCitation
1958Robert McCulloch Dick
(1873–1960)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
"for the courageous and constructive contribution each has made in the profession of journalism as a power for the public good."
Mochtar Lubis (1979).jpg Mochtar Lubis
(1922–2004)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
1959 Tarzie Vittachi (1974).jpg Tarzie Vittachi
(1921–1993)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka "for their defense of civil rights and press freedom and their able stewardship of the power of the press which they have discharged with a sense of responsibility in keeping with the highest traditions of journalism."
Edward Michael Law-Yone
(1911–1980)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
1960Not awarded
1961 Amitabha Chowdhury
(1927–2015)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his scrupulous and probing investigative reporting in protection of individual rights and community interests."
1962 Chang Jun-ha 1944-January.jpg Chang Chun-ha
(1918–1975)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for his editorial integrity in publication of a nonpartisan forum to encourage dynamic participation by intellectuals in national reconstruction."
1963Not awarded
1964Richard Wilson
(b. ?)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
"for their accuracy, impartiality and continuing research for facts and insights in recording Asia’s quest for economic advancement."
Kayser Sung
(1919–2010)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
1965 Akirakurosawa-onthesetof7samurai-1953-page88.jpg Akira Kurosawa
(1910–1998)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his perceptive use of the film to probe the moral dilemma of man amidst the tumultuous remaking of his values and environment in the mid-20th century."
1966 Manna-dey.jpg Manna Dey
(1919–2013)
Flag of India.svg  India "for infusing Indian classical music in a pop framework that ushered the golden period of Hindi cinema."
1967 Satyajit Ray in New York (cropped).jpg Satyajit Ray
(1921–1992)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his uncompromising use of the film as an art, drawing themes from his native Bengali literature to depict a true image of India."
1968 TonThatThien1963.jpg Tôn Thất Thiện
(1924–2014)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam "for his enduring commitment to free inquiry and debate."
1969Mitoji Nishimoto
(b. ?)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his 44 years of discerning design of Japan’s superior educational radio and television broadcasting system."
1970Not awarded
1971 Prayoon Chanyavongs
(1915–1992)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for his use of pictorial satire and humor for over three decades in unswerving defense of the public interest."
1972Yasuji Hanamori
(1911–1978)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his cogent advocacy of the interests, rights and well-being of the Japanese consumer, especially the hard-pressed housewife."
1973 Michiko Ishimure.jpg Michiko Ishimure
(1927–2018)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "as the 'voice of her people' in their struggle against the industrial pollution that has been distorting and destroying their lives."
1974 Zacarias Sarian
(1937–2020)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his standards of editing and publishing interesting, accurate and constructive farm news."
1975 Boobli George Verghese
(1927–2014)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his superior developmental reporting of Indian society, balancing factual accounts of achievements, shortcomings and carefully-researched alternatives."
1976 Sombhu Mitra
(1915–1997)
Flag of India.svg  India "for creating a relevant theater movement in India by superb production, acting and writing."
1977 Mahesh Chandra Regmi
(1929–2003)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal "for his chronicling of Nepal's past and present, enabling his people to discover their origins and delineating national options.
1978Yoon Suk-joong
(b. ?)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for his more than 1,000 poems and songs that over 40 years have fostered joyful, positive values among Korean children."
1979L. T. P. Manjusri
(1902–1982)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka "for his preserving for the people of Sri Lanka and the world the 2,000-year-old tradition of classical art found in their great Buddhist temples."
1980 F. SIONIL JOSE (2017).jpg F. Sionil José
(1924–2022)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his intellectual courage and his concern for and encouragement of Asian and other writers and artists, for many of whom his Solidaridad Book Shop is a cultural mecca."
1981 Gour Kishore Ghosh
(1923–2000)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his sagacious courage and ardent humanism in defense of individual and press freedom amidst pressures and threats from left and right."
1982 Arun Shourie.jpg Arun Shourie
(b. 1941)
Flag of India.svg  India "a concerned citizen employing his pen as an effective adversary of corruption, inequality and injustice."
1983 Marcelline Jayakody
(1902–1998)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka "for enriching his country's 'world of song and music' with spiritual and human rejoicing."
1984 R. K. Laxman.jpg Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman
(1921–2015)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his incisive, witty, never malicious cartoons illuminating India's political and social issues."
1985 Lino Brocka
(1939–1991)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for making cinema a vital social commentary, awakening public consciousness to disturbing realities of life among the Filipino poor."
1986 Radio Veritas Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for its crucial role in using truth to depose an oppressive and corrupt regime and restore Filipino faith in the electoral process."
1987Diane Ying Yun-peng
(b. 1941)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan "for her contribution of economic reporting and business journalism to Taiwan's industrial and commercial vitality."
1988 Ediriweera Sarachchandra
(1914–1996)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka "for creating modern theater from traditional Sinhalese folk dramas and awakening Sri Lankans to their rich cultural and spiritual heritage."
1989 James Reuter, S.J.
(1916–2012)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for employing his gifts as writer, theatrical director, and broadcaster, but most of all as teacher, to make the performing arts and mass media a vital force for good in the Philippines."
1990Not awarded
1991 Kuntagodu Vibhuthi Subbanna
(1932–2005)
Flag of India.svg  India "for enriching rural Karnataka with the world's best films and the delight and wonder of the living stage."
1992 Ravi Shankar.jpg Ravi Shankar
(1920–2012)
Flag of India.svg  India "for enriching India and the world with his sublime mastery of the sitar and with music 'that colors the mind.'"
1993 Bien Lumbera at CCP 2012.jpg Bienvenido Lumbera
(1932–2021)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for asserting the central place of the vernacular tradition in framing a national identity for modern Filipinos."
1994 Abdul Samad Ismail
(1924–2008)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia "for applying his intellect and journalistic skills to champion national independence, cultural revival, and democratic nation-building in Malaysia."
1995 Pramudya Ananta Tur Kesusastraan Modern Indonesia p226.jpg Pramoedya Ananta Toer
(1925–2006)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for illuminating with brilliant stories the historical awakening and modern experience of the Indonesian people."
1996 Nick Joaquin Portrait from Fringe.jpg Nick Joaquin
(1917–2004)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for exploring the mysteries of the Filipino body and soul in sixty inspired years as a writer."
1997 Mahashweta devi (cropped).jpg Mahasweta Devi
(1926–2016)
Flag of India.svg  India "for her compassionate crusade through art and activism to claim for tribal peoples a just and honorable place in India's national life."
1998 Ruocheng Ying
(1929–2003)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for enhancing China’s cultural dialogue with the world-at-large and with its own rich heritage through a brilliant and preserving life in the theater."
1999Raul Locsin
(1923–2003)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his enlightened commitment to the principle that, above all, a newspaper is a public trust."
2008TIBE Day5 Hall1 ThemeSquare Hwai-min Lin.jpg Lin Hwai-min
(b. 1947)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan "for revitalizing the theatrical arts in Taiwan with modern dance that is at once eloquently universal and authentically Chinese."
2000 Atmakusumah Astraatmadja
(b. 1939)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for his formative role in laying the institutional and profession foundations for a new era of press freedom in Indonesia."
2001 Pandit Dr.W. D. Amaradeva.jpg Wannakuwattawaduge Amaradeva
(1927–2016)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka "for his life of dazzling creativity in expression of the rich heritage and protean vitality of Sri Lankan music."
2002 Bharat Koirala
(b. 1942)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal "for developing professional journalism in Nepal and unleashing the democratizing powers of a free media."
2003 Sheila Coronel
(b. ?)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for leading a groundbreaking collaborative effort to develop investigative journalism as a critical component of democratic discourse in the Philippines."
2004 Abdullah Abu Sayeed (cropped).jpg Abdullah Abu Sayeed
(b. 1939)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for cultivating in the youth of Bangladesh a love for books and their humanizing values through exposure to the great works of Bengal and the world."
2005 Matiur Rahman, Bangladeshi journalist 04.jpg Matiur Rahman
(b. 1946)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for wielding the power of the press to crusade against acid throwing and to stir Bangladeshis to help its many victims."
2006 Eugenia Duran Apostol.png Eugenia Duran Apostol
(b. 1925)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her courageous example in placing the truth-telling press at the center of the struggle for democratic rights and better government in the Philippines."
2007 P Sainath.jpg Palagummi Sainath
(b. 1957)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his passionate commitment as a journalist to restore the rural poor to India's consciousness, moving the nation to action."
2008 Akio Ishii
(b. 1955)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his principled career as a publisher, placing discrimination, human rights, and other difficult subjects squarely in Japan’s public discourse."

Peace and International Understanding (1958–2008)

YearImageRecipientNationality or Base CountryCitation
1958 Operation Brotherhood Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "in acknowledgement of the spirit of service to other peoples in a time of need, with which it was conceived and has been carried forward, as well as the international amity it has fostered."
1959Not awarded
1960 Y. C. James Yen (cropped).jpg Y.C. James Yen
(c. 1890–1990)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan "for his continuing concern for the whole man and molding his social institutions, rather than simply refashioning the physical environment."
1961 Genevieve Caulfield
(1888–1972)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
"for her international citizenship and guidance to full and useful lives of those in other lands afflicted like herself."
1962 Mother Teresa 1.jpg Mother Teresa, M.C.
(1910–1997)
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Flag of India.svg  India
"for her merciful cognizance of the abject poor of a foreign land, in whose service she has led a new congregation."
1963 Peace corps logo16.svg Peace Corps in Asia Flag of the United States.svg  United States "in recognition of the Peace Corps Volunteers serving in the Near East, Africa and Latin America."
1964 WelthyBHonsinger1918.tif Welthy Honsinger Fisher
(1879–1980)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of India.svg  India
"for her unstinting personal commitment to the cause of literacy in India and other Asian countries whose teachers have sought her guidance."
1965 Bayanihan Folk Arts Center Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for their projection of a warm and artistic portrayal of the Filipino people to audiences on five continents."
1966 Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin and Cooperating Entities Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia "for its purposeful progress toward harnessing one of Asia's greatest river systems, setting aside divisive national interests in deference to regional opportunities."
1967 Shiroshi Nasu
(1888–1984)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his practical humanitarianism, enhancing cooperation in agriculture by learning through multinational experience."
1968 Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE) Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
"for its constructive humanitarianism, fostering dignity among the needy in Asia and on three other continents for over 22 years."
1969 IRRI wordmark logo.svg International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
"for its seven years of innovative, interdisciplinary teamwork by Asian and Western scientists, unprecedented in scope, that is achieving radical, rapid advances in rice culture."
1970Not awarded
1971 Saburo Okita at 6th G7 summit.jpg Saburō Ōkita
(1914–1993)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his sustained and forceful advocacy of genuine Japanese partnership in the economic progress of her Asian neighbors."
1972Not awarded
1973 SIL International logo (2014).svg Summer Institute of Linguistics Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
"for its inspired outreach to non-literate tribespeople, recording and teaching them to read their own languages and enhancing their participation in the larger community of man."
1974 William Masterson, S.J.
(1910–1984)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
"for his multinational education and inspiration of rural leaders prompting their return to and love of the land."
1975 Patrick James McGlinchey, S.S.C.M.E.
(1928–2018)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
"for mobilizing international support and foreign volunteers to modernize livestock farming in his adopted country."
1976 Henning Holck-Larsen 2008 stamp of India.jpg Henning Holck-Larsen
(1907–2003)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of India.svg  India
"for his signal contribution towards India's technical modernization, complementing industrialization with human concern."
1977 College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for its quality of teaching and research, fostering a sharing of knowledge in modernizing Southeast Asian agriculture."
1978 Soedjatmoko, Duta Besar RI untuk Amerika Serikat (cropped).jpg Soedjatmoko Mangoendiningrat
(1922–1989)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for his persuasive presentation of the case for developing Asia's basic needs in the councils of world decision making."
1979 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for its supplanting national jealousies that led to confrontation, with increasingly effective cooperation, goodwill among the neighboring peoples of Southeast Asia."
1980 Shigeharu Matsumoto
(1899–1989)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for building constructive relations between Japanese and others through shared knowledge of their diverse histories, needs and national aspirations."
1981 Augustine Joung Kang
(1923–2019)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for his practical democracy and use of regional cooperation to foster economically and humanly sound credit unions."
1982Not awarded
1983 alroisio syuweolceu (cropped).jpg Aloysius Schwartz
(1930–1992)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
"for mobilizing European and American support to succor acutely deprived Korean youngsters, homeless elderly and infirm."
1984 Jiro Kawakita
(1920–2009)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for winning the participating of remote Nepalese villagers in researching their problems, resulting in practical benefits of potable water supplies and rapid ropeway transport across mountain gorges."
1985 Harold Ray Watson
(b. 1934)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
"for encouraging international utilization of the Sloping Agricultural Lang Technology created by him and his coworkers to help the poorest of small tropical farmers."
1986 IIRR-Logo.png International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for its training of agrarian development workers from four continents, enabling them to share experience and ideas for more effective progress."
1987 Richard William Timm (cropped).jpg Richard William Timm, C.S.C.
(1923–2020)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
"for his 35 years of sustained commitment of mind and heart to helping Bangladeshis build their national life."
1988 The Royal Project Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for its concerted national and international effort to curtail opium growing by bringing worthy livelihoods to Thailand’s hill tribes."
1989 Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for shaping a new generation of engineers and managers committed to Asia in an atmosphere of academic excellence and regional camaraderie."
1990Not awarded
1991 Press Foundation of Asia Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for guiding Asia's press to look beyond national borders and speak intelligently to complex issues of regional change and development.
1992 Washington Sycip.jpg Washington SyCip
(1921–2017)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
"for fostering economic growth and mutual understanding in Asia through professionalism, public-spirited enterprise, and his own esteemed example."
1993 Noboru Iwamura
(1927–2005)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for heeding the call of the true physician in a lifetime of service to Japan's Asia neighbors."
1994 Eduardo Jorge Anzorena
(b. 1932)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
"for fostering a collaborative search for humane and practical solutions to the housing crisis among Asia’s urban poor."
1995 Asian Institute of Management logo.svg Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for setting regionwide standards for excellence and relevance in training Asians to manage Asia's business and development."
1996 Toshihiro Takami
(1925–2019)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for enlisting community leaders from fifty countries in the common cause of secure, sustainable, and equitable livelihoods for the world's rural people."
1997 Sadako Ogata - World Economic Forum on Africa 2008.jpg Sadako Ogata
(1927–2019)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for invoking the moral authority of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to insist that behind the right of every refugee to asylum lies the greater right of every person to remain at home in peace."
1998 Corazon Aquino 1986.jpg Corazon Aquino
(1933–2009)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for giving radiant moral force to the nonviolent movement for democracy in the Philippines and in the world."
1999Not awarded
2000 Jockin Arputham
(1947–2018)
Flag of India.svg  India "for extending the lessons of community building in India to Southeast Asia and Africa and helping the urban poor of two continents improve their lives by learning from one another."
2001 Ikuo Hirayama cropped 2 Ikuo Hirayama 200704.jpg Ikuo Hirayama
(1930–2009)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his efforts to promote peace and international cooperation by fostering a common bond of stewardship for the world's cultural treasures."
2002 PomnyunSunim.jpg Pomnyun Sunim
(b. 1953)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for his compassionate attention to the human cost of Korea's bitter division and his hopeful appeal for reconciliation."
2003 Tetsu Nakamura cropped 2 Mitsuji Suzuka and Tetsu Nakamura 20161117.jpg Tetsu Nakamura
(1946–2019)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his passionate commitment to ease the pain of war, disease, and calamity among refugees and the mountain poor of the Afghanistan-Pakistan borderlands."
2003 Seiei Toyama
(1906–2004)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his twenty-year crusade to green the deserts of China in a spirit of solidarity and peace."
2004 Ramdas l.jpg Laxminarayan Ramdas
(b. 1933)
Flag of India.svg  India "for reaching across a hostile border to nurture a citizen-based consensus for peace between Pakistan and India."
Ibn Abdur Rehman
(1930–2021)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
2006 Sanduk Ruit Erudite Conclave Medical College Trivandrum.JPG Sanduk Ruit
(b. 1954)
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal "for placing Nepal at the forefront of developing safe, effective, and economical procedures for cataract surgery, enabling the needlessly blind in even poorest countries to see again."
2007 Tang Xiyang
(1930–2022)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for guiding China to meet its mounting environmental crisis by heeding the lessons of its global neighbors and the timeless wisdom of nature itself."
2008 Ahmad Syafii Maarif July 2019.jpg Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif
(1935–2022)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for guiding Muslims to embrace tolerance and pluralism as the basis for justice and harmony in Indonesia and in the world at large."

Emergent Leadership (2001–present)

YearImageRecipientNationality or Base CountryCitation
2001 Oung Chanthol
(b. 1967)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia "for her resolute activism on behalf of working people and their place in Indonesia’s evolving democracy."
Dita Indah Sari
(b. 1972)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for rising courageously to confront and eliminate sex trafficking and gender violence in Cambodia."
2002 Dr. Sandeep Pandey.jpg Sandeep Pandey
(b. 1965)
Flag of India.svg  India "for the empowering example of his commitment to the transformation of India's marginalized poor."
2003 2017-09-27 Aniceto Guterres Lopes portrait.jpg Aniceto Guterres Lopes
(b. 1967)
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor Leste "for his courageous stand for justice and the rule of law during East Timor’s turbulent passage to nationhood."
2004 Benjamin Abadiano
(b. 1963)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his steadfast commitment to indigenous Filipinos and their hopes for peace and better lives consonant with their hallowed ways of life."
2005 Hye-Ran Yoon
(b. 1969)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for her catalytic role in enabling Cheonan's civil society to exercise its social responsibilities dynamically and democratically."
2006 Arvind kejriwal.jpg Arvind Kejriwal [20]
(b. 1968)
Flag of India.svg  India "for activating India's right-to-information movement at the grassroots, empowering New Delhi's poorest citizens to fight corruption by holding government answerable to the people."
2007 Chen Guangcheng at US Embassy May 1, 2012.jpg Chen Guangcheng
(b. 1971)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for his irrepressible passion for justice in leading ordinary Chinese citizens to assert their legitimate rights under the law."
Chung To
(b. ?)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
"for his proactive and compassionate response to AIDS in China and to the needs of its most vulnerable victims."
2008 Ananda Galappatti 2019.jpg Ananda Galappatti
(b. ?)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka "for his spirited personal commitment to bring appropriate and effective psychosocial services to survivors of war and natural disasters in Sri Lanka."
2009 Ka Hsaw Wa
(b. 1970)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar "for dauntlessly pursuing nonviolent yet effective channels of redness, exposure, and education for the defense of human rights, the environment, and democracy in Burma."
2010Not awarded
2011 Nileema Mishra
(b. 1972)
Flag of India.svg  India "for her purpose-drive zeal to work tirelessly with villagers in Maharashta, India, organizing them to successfully address both their aspirations and their adversities through collective action and heightened confidence in their potential to improve their own lives."
2012 Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto
(b. ?)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for his sustained advocacy for community-based natural resource management in Indonesia, leading bold campaigns to stop illegal forest exploitation, as well as fresh social enterprise initiatives that engage the forest communities as their full partners."
2013Not awarded
2014 Randy Halasan
(b. 1982)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his purposeful dedication in nurturing his Matigsalug students and their community to transform their lives through quality education and sustainable livelihoods, doing so in ways that respect their uniqueness and preserve their integrity as indigenous peoples in modernizing Philippines."
2015 Sanjiv Chaturvedi
(b. 1974)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his exemplary integrity, courage and tenacity in uncompromisingly exposing and painstakingly investigating corruption in public office, and his resolute crafting of program and system improvements to ensure that government honorably serves the people of India."
2016 TM Krishna at Kollam 6.jpg Thodur Madabusi Krishna [21]
(b. 1976)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his forceful commitment as artist and advocate to art’s power to heal India's deep social divisions, breaking barriers of caste and class to unleash what music has to offer not just for some but for all."
2017Not awarded
2018
2019 Ko Swe Win
(b. 1978)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar "for his undaunted commitment to practice independent, ethical, and socially engaged journalism in Myanmar, for his incorruptible sense of justice and unflinching pursuit of the truth in crucial but underreported issues, and his resolute insistence that it is in the quality and force of media's truth-telling that we can convincingly protect human rights in the world."
2020Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Not awarded
2022 Gary Bencheghib (b. ?)Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
"for his inspiring fight against marine plastic pollution, an issue at once intensely local as well as global; his youthful energies in combining nature, adventure, video, and technology as weapons for social advocacy; and his creative, risk-taking passion that is truly a shining example for the youth and the world."
2023Korvi Rakshand (b. 1985)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for his courage, vision and dedication to education and social change. He founded the JAAGO Foundation in 2007, which provides free, quality and government-recognized English-language education to over 30,000 underprivileged students across Bangladesh. He also inspired thousands of young people to join his cause of social transformation."'

Uncategorized (2009–present)

YearImageRecipientNationality or Base CountryCitation
2009 Deep Joshi-2.jpg Deep Joshi
(b. 1947)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his vision and leadership in bringing professionalism to the NGO movement in India by effectively combining 'head' and 'heart' in the transformative work of rural development."
Krisana Kraisintu
(b. 1957)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for placing pharmaceutical rigor at the service of patients through her untiring and fearless dedication to producing much-needed generic drugs in Thailand and elsewhere in the world."
Ma Jun - Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2012 crop.jpg Ma Jun
(b. 1968)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for harnessing the technology and power of information to address China's water crisis, and mobilizing pragmatic, multisectoral and collaborative efforts to ensure sustainable benefits for China's environment and society."
Antonio Oposa Jr.
(1924–2015)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his path-breaking and passionate crusade to engage Filipinos in acts of enlightened citizenship that maximize the power of law to protect and nurture the environment for themselves, their children, and generations still to come."
Yu Xiaogang
(b. 1950)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for fusing social science knowledge with a deep sense of social justice, in assisting dam-affected communities in China to shape the development projects that impact their natural environment and their lives."
2010 Tadatoshi Akiba - 2010 (cropped).jpg Tadatoshi Akiba
(b. 1942)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his principled and determined leadership in a sustained global campaign to mobilize citizens, pressure governments, and build the political will to create a world free from the perils of nuclear war."
Fu Qiping
(b. 1969)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for his enterprising leadership and undeniable success in demonstrating how village-level economic development can be achieved without damage to the environment."
Huo Daishan
(b. 1953)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for his selfless and unrelenting efforts, despite formidable odds, to save China's great river Huai and the numerous communities who draw life from it."
A.H.M. Noman Khan
(b. ?)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for his pioneering leadership in mainstreaming persons with disabilities in the development process of Bangladesh, and in working vigorously with all sectors to build a society that is truly inclusive and barrier-free."
Pan Yue
(b. 1960)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for his bold pursuit of a national environmental program, insisting on state and private accountability, encouraging state-citizen dialogue, and raising the environment as an issue of urgent national concern."
Christopher Bernido
(b. 1956)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for their purposeful commitment to both science and nation, ensuring innovative, low-cost, and effective basic education even under Philippine conditions of great scarcity and daunting poverty."
Maria Victoria Carpio-Bernido
(1961–2022)
2011Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for their collective vision, technological innovations, and partnership practices to make appropriate technologies improve the lives and livelihoods of the rural poor in upland Philippine communities and elsewhere in Asia."
Harish Hande - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg Harish Hande
(b. 1967)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his passionate and pragmatic efforts to put solar power technology in the hands of the poor, through a social enterprise that brings customized, affordable, and sustainable electricity to India’s vast rural populace, encouraging the poor to become asset creators."
Hasanain Juaini
(b. 1964)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for his holistic, community-based approach to pesantren education in Indonesia, creatively promoting values of gender equality, religious harmony, environmental preservation, individual achievement, and civic engagement among young students and their communities."
Koul Panha
(b. ?)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia "for his determined and courageous leadership of the sustained campaign to build an enlightened, organized and vigilant citizenry who will ensure fair and free elections – as well as demand accountable governance by their elected officials – in Cambodia's nascent democracy."
Tri Mumpuni.jpg Tri Mumpuni
(b. 1964)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for her determined and collaborative efforts to promote micro hydropower technology, catalyze needed policy changes, and ensure full community participation, in bringing electricity and the fruits of development to the rural areas of Indonesia."
2012 Chen Shu-Chu.jpg Chen Shu-chu
(b. 1951)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan "for the pure altruism of her giving, which reflects a deep, consistent, quiet compassion, and has transformed the lives of the numerous Taiwanese she has unselfishly helped."
Francis Kulandei
(b. 1946)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his visionary zeal, profound faith in community energies and sustained programs in pursuing the holistic economic empowerment of thousands of women and their families in rural India."
Rizwana Hasan.png Syeda Rizwana Hasan
(b. 1968)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for her uncompromising courage and impassioned leadership in a campaign of judicial activism in Bangladesh that affirms the people

s right to a good environment as nothing less than their right to dignity and life."

Yang Saing Koma
(b. ?)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia "for his creative fusion of practical science and collective will that has inspired and enabled vast numbers of farmers in Cambodia to become more empowered and productive contributors to their country's economic growth."
Romulo Davide
(b. 1934)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his steadfast passion in placing the power of discipline of science in the hands of Filipino farmers, who have consequently multiplied their yields, created productive farming communities, and rediscovered the dignity of their labor."
2013 Ernesto Domingo 2022 stamp of the Philippines.jpg Ernesto Domingo
(b. 1930)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his exemplary embrace of the social mission of his medical science and profession; his steadfast leadership in pursuing 'health for all' as a shared moral responsibility of all sectors; and his groundbreaking and successful advocacy for neonatal hepatitis vaccination, thereby saving millions of lives in the Philippines."
KPK Logo.svg Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi
(Corruption Eradication Commission)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for its fiercely independent and successful campaign against corruption in Indonesia, combining the uncompromising prosecution of erring powerful officials with farsighted reforms in governance systems, and the educative promotion of vigilance, honesty and active citizenship among all Indonesians."
Lahpai Seng Raw
(b. 1949)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar "for her quietly inspiring and inclusive leadership – in the midst of deep ethnic divides and prolonged armed conflict – to regenerate and empower damaged communities and to strengthen local NGOs in promoting a non-violent culture of participation and dialogue as the foundation for Myanmar's peaceful future."
Shakti Samuha Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal "for transforming their lives in service to other human trafficking survivors; for their passionate dedication towards rooting out a pernicious social evil in Nepal; and for the radiant example they have shown the world in reclaiming the human dignity that is the birthright of all abused women and children everywhere."
2014 Hu Shuli at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China 2012.jpg Hu Shuli
(b. 1953)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for her unrelenting commitment to truthful, relevant, and unassailable journalism; her fearless promotion of transparency and accountability in business and public governance; and her leadership in blazing the way for more profession and independent-minded media practices in China."
Butet Manurung.jpg Saur Marlina Manurung
(b. 1972)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for her ennobling passion to protect and improve the lives of Indonesia's forest people; and her energizing leadership of volunteers in SOKOLA's customized education program that is sensitive to the lifeways of indigenous communities and the unique development challenges they face."
Omara Khan Massoudi (cropped).jpg Omara Khan Massoudi
(b. 1948)
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan "for his courage, labor, and leadership in protecting Afghan cultural heritage, rebuilding an institution vital for Afghanistan's future; and remind his countrymen and peoples everywhere that in recognizing humanity's shared patrimony, we can be inspired to stand together in peace."
The Citizens Foundation Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan "for the social vision and high-level professionalism of its founders and those who run its schools in successfully pursuing their conviction that, with sustained civil responsiveness, quality education made available to all – irrespective of religion, gender, or economic status – is the key to Pakistan's brighter future."
Picture of Wang Canfa Fall 2006.jpg Wang Canfa
(b. 1958)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China "for his discerning and forceful leadership – through scholarly work, disciplined advocacy, and pro bono public interest litigation – in ensuring that the enlightened and competent practice of environmental law in China effectively protects the rights and lives of victims of environmental abuse, especially the poor and the powerless."
2015 Kommaly Chanthavong
(b. 1950)
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos "for her fearless, indomitable spirit to revive and develop the ancient Laotian art of silk weaving, creating livelihoods for thousands of poor, war-displaced Laotians, and thus preserving the dignity of women and her nation's priceless silken cultural treasure."
Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa - 2017 (cropped).jpg Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa
(b. 1943)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her single-minded crusade in preserving the endangered artistic heritage of southern Philippines, and in creatively propagating a dance form that celebrates and deepens the sense of shared cultural identity among Asians."
Anshu Gupta (8).jpg Anshu Gupta
(b. 1970)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his creative vision in transforming the culture of giving in India; his enterprising leadership in treating cloth as a sustainable development resource for the poor; and in reminding the world that true giving always respects and preserves human dignity."
Kyaw Thu.jpg Kyaw Thu
(b. 1959)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar "for his generous compassion in addressing the fundamental needs of both the living and the dead in Myanmar – regardless of their class or religion – and his channeling personal fame and privilege to mobilize many others toward serving the greater social good."
2016 Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for their idealism and spirit of service in advancing the lives of communities other than their own, demonstrating over five decades that it is indeed when people live, work, and think together that they lay the true foundation for peace and international solidarity."
Bezwada Wilson in Bhopal 2017.jpg Bezwada Wilson
(b. 1966)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his moral energy and prodigious skill in leading a grassroots movement to eradicate the degrading servitude of manual scavenging in India, reclaiming for the dalits the human dignity that is their natural birthright."
Dompet DhuafaFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for redefining the landscape of zakat-based philanthropy in Indonesia, unleashing the potential of the Islamic faith to uplift, irrespective of their creed, the lives of millions."
Conchita Carpio-Morales - 2016 (cropped).jpg Conchita Carpio Morales
(b. 1941)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her moral courage and commitment to justice in taking head-on one of the most intractable problems in the Philippines; and promoting by her example of incorruptibility, diligence, vision and leadership, the highest ethical standards in public service."
Vientiane Rescue Flag of Laos.svg  Laos "for its heroic work in saving Laotian lives in a time and place of great need, under the most deprived of circumstances, inspiring by their passionate humanitarianism a similar generosity of spirit in many others."
2017 Gethsie Shanmugam
(b. 1934)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka "for her compassion and courage in working under extreme conditions to rebuild war-scarred lives; her tireless efforts over four decades in building Sri Lanka's capacity for psychosocial support; and her deep inspiring humanity in caring for women and children, war's most vulnerable victims."
Yoshiaki Ishizawa
(b. 1937)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his selfless, steadfast service to the Cambodian people; his inspiring leadership in empowering Cambodians to be proud stewards of their heritage; and his wisdom in reminding us all that cultural monuments like the Angkor Wat are shared treasures whose preservation is thus, also our shared global responsibility."
Lilia Bagaporo de Lima
(b. 1960)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her unstinting, sustained leadership in building a credible and efficient Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), proving that the honest, competent and dedicated work of public servants can, indeed, redound to real economic benefits to millions of Filipinos."
Abdon Nababan
(b. ?)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for his brave, self-sacrificing advocacy to give voice and face to his country's IP communities; his principled, relentless yet pragmatic leadership of the world’s largest IP rights movement; and the far-reaching impact of his work on the lives of millions of Indonesians."
Tony Tay
(b. 1947)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore "for his quiet, abiding dedication to a simple act of kindness – sharing food with others – and his inspiring influence in enlarging this simple kindness into a collective, inclusive, vibrant volunteer movement that is nurturing the lives of many in Singapore."
Philippine Educational Theater Association Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for its bold, collective contributions in shaping the theater arts as a force for social change; its impassioned, unwavering work in empowering communities in the Philippines; and the shining example it has set as one of the leading organizations of its kind in Asia."
2018 Youk Chhang VOA.jpg Youk Chhang
(b. 1961)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia "for his great, unstinting labor in preserving the memory of the Cambodian genocide, and his leadership and vision in transforming the memory of horror into a process of attaining and preserving justice in his nation and the world."
Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz
(b. 1962)
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor Leste "for her pure humanitarianism in uplifting Timor Leste's poor; her courageous pursuit of social justice and peace; and her nurturing the development of autonomous, self-reliant, caring citizens, so vital in new, post-conflict nations in the world."
Howard Dee
(b. 1930)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his quietly heroic half-century of service to the Filipino people; his abiding dedication to the pursuit of social justice and peace in achieving dignity and progress for the poor; and his being, by hid deeds, a true servant of his faith and an exemplary citizen of his nation."
Bharat Vatwani
(b. 1958)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his tremendous courage and healing compassion in embracing India's mentally-afflicted destitute, and his steadfast and magnanimous dedication to the work of restoring and affirming the human dignity of even the most ostracized in our midst."
Vo Thi Hoang Yen
(b. ?)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam "for her dauntless spirit and prodigious energy in rising above her condition; her creative, charismatic leadership in the sustained campaign to break down physical and mental barriers that have marginalized PWDs in Vietnam; and for being a shining, inspirational model for the young in her country and elsewhere in the world."
Sonam Wangchuk, 2017 (cropped).jpg Sonam Wangchuk
(b. 1966)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his uniquely systematic, collaborative and community-driven reform of learning systems in remote northern India, thus improving the life opportunities of Ladakhi youth, and his constructive engagement of all sectors in local society to harness sciences and culture creatively for economic progress, thus setting an example for minority peoples in the world."
2019 Ryan Cayabyab 2021 - 90th Metropolitan Theater Anniversary (cropped).jpg Raymundo Pujante Cayabyab
(b. 1954)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his compositions and performances that have defined and inspired Filipino popular music across generations; his indomitable, undeterred confidence to selflessly seek, mentor and promote young Filipino musical genius for the global stage; and his showing us all that music can indeed instill pride and joy, and unify people across the many barriers that divide them."
Kim Jong-ki
(b. 1979)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea "for his quiet courage in transforming private grief into the mission to protect Korea's youth from the scourge of bullying and violence; his unstinting dedication to the goal of instilling among the young the values of self-esteem, tolerance, and mutual respect; and his effectively mobilizing all sectors of the country in a nationwide driver that has transformed both policy and behaviors towards building a gentler, non-violent society."
Ravish Kumar (cropped).jpg Ravish Kumar
(b. 1974)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his unfaltering commitment to a professional, ethical journalism of the highest standards; his moral courage in standing up for truth, integrity, and independence; and his principled belief that it is in giving full and respectful voice to the voiceless, in speaking truth bravely yet soberly to power, that journalism fulfills its noblest aims to advance democracy."
Angkhana Neelaphaijit `angkhnaa niilaaiphcchitr.jpg Angkhana Neelaphaijit
(b. 1956)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand "for her unwavering courage in seeking justice for her husband and many other victims of violence and conflict in southern Thailand; her systematic, unflagging work to reform a flawed and unfair legal system, and the shining proof she is that the humblest ordinary person can achieve national impact in deterring human rights abuses."
2020Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib.jpg Muhammad Amjad Saqib
(b. 1957)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan "for the intelligence and compassion that enabled him to create the largest microfinance institution in Pakistan; his inspiring belief that human goodness and solidarity will find ways to eradicate poverty; and his determination to stay with a mission that has already helped millions of Pakistani families."
Firdausi Qadri
(b. 1951)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh "for her passion and lifelong devotion to the scientific profession; her vision of building the human and physical infrastructure that will benefit the coming generation of Bangladeshi scientists, women scientists in particular; and her untiring contributions to vaccine development, advanced biotechnological therapeutics and critical research that has been saving millions of precious lives."
Steven Muncy
(b. 1951)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
"for his unshakable belief in the goodness of man that inspires in others the desire to serve; his life lifelong dedication to humanitarian work, refugee assistance, and peace building; and his untiring pursuit of dignity, peace, and harmony for people in exceptionally difficult circumstances in Asia."
Roberto Ballon
(b. 1968)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for his inspiring determination in leading his fellow fisherfolk to revive a dying fishing industry by creating a sustainable marine environment for this generation and generations to come; and his shining example of how everyday acts of heroism can truly be extraordinary and transformative."
Watchdoc Media MandiriFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia "for its highly principled crusade for an independent media organization, and digital technology in its effort to transform Indonesia's media landscape; and its commitment to a vision of the people themselves as makers of media and shapers of their own world."
2022 Sotheara Chhim
(b. ?)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia "for his calm courage in surmounting deep trauma to become his people’s healer; his transformative work amidst great need and seemingly insurmountable difficulties, and for showing that daily devotion to the best of one’s profession can itself be a form of greatness."
Tadashi Hattori
(b. 1964)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan "for his simple humanity and extraordinary generosity as a person and a professional; his skill and compassion in restoring the gift of sight to tens of thousands of people not his own; and the inspiration he has given, by his shining example, that one person can make a difference in helping kindness flourish in the world."
Bernadette J. Madrid
(b. ?)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her unassuming and steadfast commitment to a noble and demanding advocacy; her leadership in running a multisectoral, multidisciplinary effort in child protection that is admired in Asia; and her competence and compassion in devoting herself to seeing that every abused child lives in a healing, safe, and nurturing society."
2023 Eugenio Lemos
(b. ?)
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor Leste "for his indomitable spirit in uplifting the lives of local communities, his vision and passion in integrating local and indigenous cultures in his advocacy for the care of the environment and the well-being of people; and for being truly a man of and for his people, and thus for the world as well."
Miriam Coronel-Ferrer
(b. ?)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her deep, unwavering belief in the transformative power of non-violent strategies in peace building, her cool intelligence and courage in surmounting difficulties to convey the truth that it is through inclusion rather than division that peace can be won and sustained, and her unstinting devotion to the agenda of harnessing the power of women in creating a just and peaceful world."
Ravi Kannan R
(b. ?)
Flag of India.svg  India "for his devotion to his profession’s highest ideals of public service, his combination of skill, commitment, and compassion in pushing the boundaries of people-centered, pro-poor health care and cancer care, and for having built, without expectation of reward, a beacon of hope for millions in the Indian state of Assam, thus setting a shining example for all."

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