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Ong Keng Yong was born on 6 January, 1955 in Colony of Singapore, British Malaya, is a Singaporean diplomat. Discover Ong Keng Yong's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Occupation Diplomat
Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 6 January 1955
Birthday 6 January
Birthplace Colony of Singapore, British Malaya
Nationality Singapore

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Ong Keng Yong Net Worth

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1954

Ong Keng Yong (born 6 January 1954) is a Singaporean diplomat who served as the 11th secretary-general of ASEAN between 2003 and 2007.

He is currently the Executive Deputy Chairman of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at the Nanyang Technological University.

1979

Ong graduated from the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore) in 1979 with a Bachelor of Laws with honours degree.

He subsequently went on to complete a Master of Arts degree in Arab studies at Georgetown University.

Ambassador Ong Keng Yong is Executive Deputy Chairman of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

He is concurrently Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) and Head of International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) at RSIS.

Mr Ong continues to hold the position of Ambassador-at-Large at the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He is also Singapore’s Non-Resident High Commissioner to Pakistan and Non-Resident Ambassador to Iran.

Mr Ong started his diplomatic career in 1979 and was posted to the Singapore Embassies in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and the United States of America between 1984 and 1994.

1996

He served as High Commissioner of Singapore to India and concurrently Singapore’s Ambassador to Nepal from 1996 to 1998.

1997

He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1997, the Long Service Award in 2002 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2008 by the Singapore Government.

1998

From September 1998 to December 2002, he was Press Secretary to the then Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Goh Chok Tong, while holding senior appointments in the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, and the People’s Association in Singapore.

2003

Mr Ong served as the 11th Secretary-General of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), based in Jakarta, Indonesia, for 5 years from January 2003.

2007

He also received the Medal of Friendship from Laos in 2007, and the Medal of Sahametrei from Cambodia in 2007.

2008

From 2008 to 2011, he served as Director of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

Mr Ong graduated from the then University of Singapore with a LLB (Hons).

He studied at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., USA, and graduated with a MA in Arab Studies.

Ong had received several awards throughout his career.

2011

Mr Ong was High Commissioner of Singapore to Malaysia from 2011 to 2014.

2015

Mr Ong was the Chairman of the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) from 2015 to 2023.