List of Ramon Magsaysay Award winners
The following is a partial list of the awardees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award.[1] Awardees' individual nationality or country of origin and citizenship are indicated.
GS Government Service
PS Public Service
CL Community Leadership
JLCCA Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts
PIU Peace and International Understanding
EL Emergent Leadership
Starting 2009, the Award is no longer being given in fixed categories except for Emergent Leadership.
Magsaysay awardees[]
Emergent Leadership[]
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Arvind Kejriwal, received the award for Emergent Leadership for his involvement in the Parivartan using RTI legislation against corruption.
Year | Recipient | Nationality or Base Country |
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2001 | Oung Chanthol | Cambodia |
2001 | Dita Indah Sari | Indonesia |
2002 | Sandeep Pandey | India |
2003 | Aniceto Guterres Lopes | Timor Leste |
2004 | Benjamin Abadiano | Philippines |
2005 | Hye-Ran Yoon | South Korea |
2006 | Arvind Kejriwal[2] | India |
2007 | Chen Guangcheng | China |
2007 | Chung To | United States in Hong Kong |
2008 | Ananda Galappatti | Sri Lanka |
2009 | Ka Hsaw Wa | Myanmar |
2011 | Nileema Mishra | India |
2012 | Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto | Indonesia |
2014 | Randy Halasan | Philippines |
2015 | Sanjiv Chaturvedi | India |
2016 | Thodur Madabusi Krishna[3] | India |
2019 | Myanmar | |
2021 | [4] | Indonesia |
Uncategorized[]
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Tadatoshi Akiba received the award for his advocacy for nuclear disarmament.
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Indonesian government agency Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi received the award for fighting various corruption related cases within the Govt.
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Harish Hande, received the award for his efforts to put solar power technology in the hands of the poor, through his social enterprise SELCO India.
Year | Recipient | Nationality or Base Country |
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2009 | Deep Joshi | India |
2009 | Krisana Kraisintu | Thailand |
2009 | Ma Jun | China |
2009 | Antonio Oposa Jr. | Philippines |
2009 | Yu Xiaogang | China |
2010 | Tadatoshi Akiba | Japan |
2010 | Fu Qiping | China |
2010 | Huo Daishan | China |
2010 | A.H.M. Noman Khan | Bangladesh |
2010 | Pan Yue | China |
2010 | Christopher Bernido | Philippines |
2010 | Philippines | |
2011 | Philippines | |
2011 | Harish Hande | India |
2011 | Hasanain Juaini | Indonesia |
2011 | Koul Panha | Cambodia |
2011 | Tri Mumpuni | Indonesia |
2012 | Chen Shu-chu | Taiwan |
2012 | Francis Kulandei | India |
2012 | Syeda Rizwana Hasan | Bangladesh |
2012 | Yang Saing Koma | Cambodia |
2012 | Romulo Davide | Philippines |
2013 | Ernesto Domingo | Philippines |
2013 | Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi | Indonesia |
2013 | Lahpai Seng Raw | Myanmar |
2013 | Shakti Samuha | Nepal |
2014 | Hu Shuli | China |
2014 | Indonesia | |
2014 | Afghanistan | |
2014 | The Citizens Foundation | Pakistan |
2014 | Wang Canfa | China |
2015 | Kommaly Chanthavong | Laos |
2015 | Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa | Philippines |
2015 | Anshu Gupta | India |
2015 | Kyaw Thu | Myanmar |
2016 | Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers | Southeast Asia |
2016 | Bezwada Wilson | India |
2016 | Indonesia | |
2016 | Conchita Carpio Morales | Philippines |
2016 | Vientiane Rescue | Laos |
2017 | Gethsie Shanmugam | Sri Lanka |
2017 | Yoshiaki Ishizawa | Japan |
2017 | Philippines | |
2017 | Abdon Nababan | Indonesia |
2017 | Tony Tay | Singapore |
2017 | Philippine Educational Theater Association | Southeast Asia |
2018 | Youk Chhang | Cambodia |
2018 | Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz | Timor-Leste |
2018 | Howard Dee | Philippines |
2018 | Bharat Vatwani | India |
2018 | Vietnam | |
2018 | Sonam Wangchuk | India |
2019 | Philippines | |
2019 | South Korea | |
2019 | Ravish Kumar | India |
2019 | Thailand | |
2021 | Pakistan | |
2021 | Firdausi Qadri | Bangladesh |
2021 | Southeast Asia | |
2021 | Philippines |
Government Service[]
Year | Recipient | Nationality or Base Country |
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1959 | Jose Vasquez Aguilar | Philippines |
1961 | Raden Kodijat | Indonesia |
1962 | Francisca Reyes-Aquino | Philippines |
1963 | Akhtar Hameed Khan | Pakistan |
1964 | Yukiharu Miki | Japan |
1965 | Puey Ungphakorn | Thailand |
1966 | Phon Sangsingkeo | Thailand |
1967 | Keo Viphakone | Laos |
1968 | Kwoh-Ting Li | Taiwan |
1969 | Hsu Shih-chu | Taiwan |
1971 | Ali Sadikin | Indonesia |
1972 | Goh Keng Swee | Singapore |
1973 | B. C. Shekhar | Malaysia |
1974 | Hiroshi Kuroki | Japan |
1975 | Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim | Malaysia |
1976 | Elsie Tu | United Kingdom in Hong Kong |
1977 | Bejamin Galstaun | Indonesia |
1978 | Dato Shahrum bin Yub | Malaysia |
1979 | Indonesia | |
1980 | Malaysia | |
1981 | Prawase Wasi | Thailand |
1982 | Arturo Alcaraz | Philippines |
1983 | Su Nan-cheng | Taiwan |
1984 | Ta-You Wu | Taiwan |
1985 | Malaysia | |
1987 | Malaysia | |
1988 | Miriam Santiago | Philippines |
1989 | Malaysia | |
1991 | Alfredo R. A. Bengzon | Philippines |
1992 | Chamlong Srimuang | Thailand |
1993 | Võ Tòng Xuân | Vietnam |
1994 | Kiran Bedi | India |
1995 | Morihiko Hiramatsu | Japan |
1996 | T. N. Seshan | India |
1997 | Anand Panyarachun | Thailand |
1998 | Syed Adibul Hasan Rizvi | Pakistan |
1999 | Pakistan | |
2000 | Jesse Robredo | Philippines |
2001 | Yuan Longping | China |
2002 | Hilario G. Davide, Jr. | Philippines |
2003 | James Michael Lyngdoh | India |
2004 | Haydee Yorac | Philippines |
2005 | Jon Ungpakorn | Thailand |
2006 | Cambodia | |
2007 | Jovito R. Salonga | Philippines |
2008 | Grace Padaca | Philippines |
Public Service[]
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Kiran Bedi, received the award for Government Service, where she done several reforms at Tihar Jail.
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M. S. Subbulakshmi, received the award in 1974.
Year | Recipient | Nationality or Base Country |
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1958 | Mary H. Rutnam | Sri Lanka |
1959 | Spain in Philippines | |
1959 | Tee Tee Luce | Myanmar |
1960 | Henry Holland | United Kingdom in Pakistan |
1960 | United Kingdom in Pakistan | |
1961 | Nilawan Pintong | Thailand |
1962 | Horace Kadoorie | United Kingdom in Hong Kong |
1962 | Lawrence Kadoorie | United Kingdom in Hong Kong |
1963 | Helen Kim | South Korea |
1964 | Augustine Nguyen Lac Hoa | South Vietnam |
1965 | Jayaprakash Narayan | India |
1966 | Kim Yong-ki | South Korea |
1967 | Sithiporn Kridakorn | Thailand |
1968 | Seiichi Tobata | Japan |
1969 | South Korea | |
1971 | Pedro Orata | Philippines |
1972 | Philippines | |
1972 | Philippines | |
1973 | Antonio Fortich | Philippines |
1973 | Philippines | |
1974 | M.S. Subbulakshmi | India |
1975 | Thailand | |
1976 | France in Sri Lanka | |
1977 | Fe del Mundo | Philippines |
1978 | Prateep Ungsongtham Hata | Thailand |
1979 | Chang Kee-ryo | South Korea |
1980 | South Korea | |
1981 | Indonesia | |
1982 | Manibhai Desai | India |
1983 | Fua Hariphitak | Thailand |
1984 | Thailand | |
1985 | Baba Amte | India |
1986 | Abdul Sattar Edhi | Pakistan |
1986 | Bilquis Edhi | Pakistan |
1987 | Hans Jassin | Indonesia |
1988 | Masanobu Fukuoka | Japan |
1989 | Lakshmi Chand Jain | India |
1991 | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn | Thailand |
1992 | Angel Alcala | Philippines |
1993 | Banoo Jehangir Coyaji | India |
1994 | Mechai Viravaidya | Thailand |
1995 | Asma Jahangir | Pakistan |
1996 | South Korea | |
1997 | Mahesh Chander Mehta | India |
1998 | Sophon Suphapong | Thailand |
1999 | Rosa Rosal | Philippines |
2000 | Liang Congjie | China |
2001 | Wu Qing | China |
2002 | Ruth Pfau | Pakistan |
2003 | Gao Yaojie | China |
2004 | Jiang Yanyong | China |
2005 | Teten Masduki | Indonesia |
2005 | V. Shanta | India |
2006 | Park Won-soon | South Korea |
2007 | Kim Sun-tae | South Korea |
2008 | Philippines | |
2008 | Therdchai Jivacate | Thailand |
Community Leadership[]
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Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama, received the award in 1959.
Year | Recipient | Nationality or Base Country |
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1958 | Vinoba Bhave[5][6] | India |
1959 | 14th Dalai Lama | Tibet |
1960 | Tunku Abdul Rahman | Malaysia |
1961 | Gus Borgeest | United Kingdom in Hong Kong |
1962 | Palayil Narayanan | Malaysia |
1962 | Indonesia | |
1963 | Verghese Kurien[7][8] | India |
1963 | Dara Nusserwanji Khurody | India |
1963 | Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel[9][10] | India |
1964 | Pablo Torres Tapia | Philippines |
1965 | Lim Kim San | Singapore |
1966 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay[11] | India |
1967 | Abdul Razak Hussein | Malaysia |
1968 | Philippines | |
1968 | Philippines | |
1969 | Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne | Sri Lanka |
1971 | M.S. Swaminathan[12] | India |
1972 | Hans Westenberg | Indonesia |
1973 | Krasae Chanawongse | Thailand |
1974 | Fusaye Ichikawa | Japan |
1975 | Lee Tai-Young | South Korea |
1976 | Toshikazu Wakatsuki | Japan |
1977 | Ela Bhatt[13] | India |
1978 | Tahrunessa Abdullah | Bangladesh |
1979 | Mabelle Arole | India |
1979 | Rajanikant Arole | India |
1980 | Fazle Hasan Abed | Bangladesh |
1981 | Pramod Karan Sethi | India |
1982 | Chandi Prasad Bhatt | India |
1983 | Anton Soedjarwo | Indonesia |
1984 | Muhammad Yunus | Bangladesh |
1985 | Zafrullah Chowdhury | Bangladesh |
1986 | United States in South Korea | |
1986 | South Korea | |
1987 | Thailand | |
1988 | Bangladesh | |
1989 | South Korea | |
1991 | Ven. Cheng Yen | Taiwan |
1992 | Shoaib Sultan Khan | Pakistan |
1993 | Abdurrahman Wahid | Indonesia |
1994 | Sima Samar | Afghanistan in Pakistan |
1994 | Fei Xiaotong | China |
1995 | Taiwan | |
1996 | Pandurang Shastri Athavale | India |
1997 | Philippines | |
1998 | Cambodia | |
1999 | Angela Gomes | Bangladesh |
2000 | Aruna Roy | India |
2001 | Rajendra Singh | India |
2002 | Cynthia Maung | Myanmar |
2003 | Shantha Sinha | India |
2004 | Thailand | |
2005 | Sombath Somphone | Laos |
2006 | Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation | Philippines |
2006 | Antonio Meloto | Philippines |
2007 | Mahabir Pun | Nepal |
2008 | Prakash Amte[14][15] | India |
2008 | Mandakini Amte[14][15] | India |
Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts[]
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Satyajit Ray received the award in 1967 for filmography.
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Ravi Shankar received the award in 1992 for music.
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Mahasweta Devi received the award in 1997 for literature.
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R K Laxman received the award in 1984 & was known for his political cartoons.
Year | Recipient | Nationality or base country |
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1958 | United Kingdom in Philippines | |
1958 | Mochtar Lubis | Indonesia |
1959 | Tarzie Vittachi | Sri Lanka |
1959 | Edward Michael Law-Yone | Myanmar |
1961 | Amitabha Chowdhury | India |
1962 | Chang Chun-ha | South Korea |
1964 | Richard Wilson | United Kingdom in Hong Kong |
1964 | Kayser Sung | China in Hong Kong |
1965 | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
1966 | Manna Dey |
India |
1967 | Satyajit Ray | India |
1968 | Tôn Thất Thiện | South Vietnam |
1969 | Japan | |
1971 | Prayoon Chanyavongs | Thailand |
1972 | Japan | |
1973 | Michiko Ishimure | Japan |
1974 | Zacarias Sarian | Philippines |
1975 | Boobli George Verghese | India |
1976 | Sombhu Mitra | India |
1977 | Mahesh Chandra Regmi | Nepal |
1978 | South Korea | |
1979 | Sri Lanka | |
1980 | F. Sionil José | Philippines |
1981 | Gour Kishore Ghosh | India |
1982 | Arun Shourie | India |
1983 | Fr. Marcelline Jayakody | Sri Lanka |
1984 | R. K. Laxman | India |
1985 | Lino Brocka | Philippines |
1986 | Radio Veritas | Philippines |
1987 | Taiwan | |
1988 | Ediriweera Sarachchandra | Sri Lanka |
1989 | James Reuter | Philippines |
1991 | K. V. Subbanna | India |
1992 | Ravi Shankar | India |
1993 | Bienvenido Lumbera | Philippines |
1994 | Abdul Samad Ismail | Malaysia |
1995 | Pramoedya Ananta Toer | Indonesia |
1996 | Nick Joaquin | Philippines |
1997 | Mahasweta Devi | India |
1998 | Ruocheng Ying | China |
1999 | Philippines | |
1999 | Lin Hwai-min | Taiwan |
2000 | Atmakusumah Astraatmadja | Indonesia |
2001 | W. D. Amaradeva | Sri Lanka |
2002 | Bharat Koirala | Nepal |
2003 | Sheila Coronel | Philippines |
2004 | Abdullah Abu Sayeed | Bangladesh |
2005 | Matiur Rahman | Bangladesh |
2006 | Eugenia Duran Apostol | Philippines |
2007 | Palagummi Sainath | India |
2008 | Akio Ishii | Japan |
Peace and International Understanding[]
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Mother Teresa received the award in 1962.
Year | Recipient | Nationality or Base Country |
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1958 | Operation Brotherhood | Philippines |
1960 | Y.C. James Yen | Taiwan |
1961 | Genevieve Caulfield | United States in Thailand |
1962 | Mother Teresa | India |
1963 | Peace Corps | United States |
1964 | Welthy Fisher | United States in India |
1965 | Bayanihan Folk Arts Center and its Supporting Entities | Philippines |
1966 | Mekong Committee and Cooperating Entities | Cambodia |
1967 | Shiroshi Nasu | Japan |
1968 | Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE) | Philippines |
1969 | International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) | United States in Philippines |
1971 | Saburo Okita | Japan |
1973 | Summer Institute of Linguistics | Philippines |
1974 | William Masterson | Philippines |
1975 | Patrick James McGlinchey | Ireland in South Korea |
1976 | Henning Holck-Larsen | Denmark in India |
1977 | College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) | Philippines |
1978 | Soedjatmoko | Indonesia |
1979 | Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | Indonesia |
1980 | Shigeharu Matsumoto | Japan |
1981 | Augustine Joung Kang | South Korea |
1983 | Aloysius Schwartz | United States in South Korea |
1984 | Jiro Kawakita | Japan |
1985 | Harold Ray Watson | Philippines |
1986 | International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) | Philippines |
1987 | Richard William Timm | Bangladesh, United States |
1988 | The Royal Project | Thailand |
1989 | Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) | Thailand |
1991 | Press Foundation of Asia | Philippines |
1992 | Washington SyCip | Philippines, United States |
1993 | Noboru Iwamura | Japan |
1994 | Eduardo Jorge Anzorena | Argentina in Japan |
1995 | Asian Institute of Management (AIM) | Philippines |
1996 | Toshihiro Takami | Japan |
1997 | Sadako Ogata | Japan |
1998 | Corazon Aquino | Philippines |
2000 | Jockin Arputham | India |
2001 | Ikuo Hirayama | Japan |
2002 | Pomnyun | South Korea |
2003 | Tetsu Nakamura | Japan |
2003 | Seiei Toyama | Japan |
2004 | Laxminarayan Ramdas | India |
2004 | Ibn Abdur Rehman | Pakistan |
2006 | Sanduk Ruit | Nepal |
2007 | Tang Xiyang | China |
2008 | Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif | Indonesia |
References[]
- ^ Complete list of awardees by year
- ^ "Kejriwal to receive Magsaysay Award". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "TM Krishna, the man who used music to heal India's deep social divisions". 27 July 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Bangladeshi vaccine scientist wins Ramon Magsaysay award". The Hindu. PTI. 2021-09-01. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
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- ^ Sridhar, Nithin (15 November 2015). "Vinoba Bhave: The Acharya who started Bhoodan Movement". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "India Today". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ amul.com. "DR. V. KURIEN :: Amul - The Taste of India". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "T K Patel". www.amuldairy.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Foundation, Ramon Magsaysay Award. "Patel, Tribhuvandas". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Foundation, Ramon Magsaysay Award. "Chattopadhyay, Kamaladevi". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Foundation, Ramon Magsaysay Award. "Swaminathan, Moncompu Sambasivan". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Foundation, Ramon Magsaysay Award. "Bhatt, Ela Ramesh". Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Magsaysay Award for Prakash & Mandakini Amte - Times of India". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Prakash and Mandakini Amte win the Magsaysay Award for 2008 - The Better India". 1 August 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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