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Ban – amfAR Presents World AIDS Day “Light For Rights” – Washington Square Park – New York City, NY, USA, 2009 – Keywords: – 0 – – Photo Credit: Janet Mayer / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Insei, Chūseihoku Province, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Haengchi, Wonnam Township, Eumseong County, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea)
Date of Birth: 13 June, 1944
Ethnicity: Korean
Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician and diplomat. He has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (in South Korea), from 17 January, 2004 to 1 December, 2006, and Secretary-General of the United Nations , from 1 January, 2007 to 31 December, 2016.
Secretary-General Ban is the son of Shin Hyun-soon and Ban Myung-hwan. He is married to Yoo Soon-taek, with whom he has three children.