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Martin Khor (Martin Khor Kok Peng) was born on 9 November, 1951 in Penang, Malaysia, is a Malaysian journalist and economist. Discover Martin Khor'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 68 years old?

Popular As Martin Khor Kok Peng
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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 9 November, 1951
Birthday 9 November
Birthplace Penang, Malaysia
Date of death 1 April, 2020
Died Place Penang, Malaysia
Nationality Malaysia

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Martin Khor Net Worth

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1978

Khor was also a long-standing columnist for The Star newspaper from 1978 to 2019.

He was trained as an economist at the University of Cambridge and Universiti Sains of Malaysia.

1997

He was also, from 1997, a member of the UN Secretary-General's Task Force on Environment and Human Settlements, and a member of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry's National Committee on Multilateral Trade Issues in Malaysia.

He was a Vice-Chair of the Working Group of Experts on the Right to Development under the UN Commission on Human Rights.

He also participated in the Helsinki Process on Globalisation and Democracy.

Khor sat on the board of directors of the International Forum on Globalization.

1999

He was active in the civil society movement and attended the 1999 and 2000 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the World Social Forum (WSF 2002, 2003) and the European social forum (2004).

2003

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2005

He replaced Dr. Yash Tandon who was the executive director of the South Centre from 2005 to 2009.

Khor was also a journalist, economist and the former Director of the Third World Network, which is based in Penang, Malaysia.

Khor was born in Penang, Malaysia.

2015

In 2015, Khor was diagnosed with cancer and returned to his hometown, Penang, to fight it.

2020

Martin Khor Kok Peng (November 9, 1951 – 1 April 2020) was the executive director of the South Centre, an intergovernmental organisation of developing countries based in Geneva, from 1 March 2009 to 2018.

He succumbed to it on the 1st of April 2020.

His wake was held at the Mount Erskine funeral parlour and his funeral was held the next day at the same location under Covid restrictions.

He was survived by a wife and a daughter.

Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan paid tribute to him.