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such as the World Bank, ADB and various other International

NGOs to enter Myanmar to rescue that country from the
catastrophe of Cyclone Nargis in May 2008 and remained there
until the mission was accomplished in December 2010.

Dr. Surin has been conferred 14 honorary doctorate
degrees, including one from University of Bristol (UK), Claremont

McKenna College, the National University of Malaya (UKM)
University Purta Malaysia (UPM) and University of Malaya (UM).

After his term as Secretary General of ASEAN, Dr.Surin

has been appointed Professor Emeritus at Thammasat University
and also an Honorary Advisor and Distinguished Visiting

Fellow at King Prajadhipok Institute, an academic affiliation
of the Thai Parliament. Moreover, he has been also served
as the Chairman of the International Institute for Democracy

and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), a Board of Advisors of the
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, the Advisory council of the

International Humanitarian City (IHC) under the leadership of
Sheikh Muhammad bin Rashid al-Maktoum.

He is concurrently a Visiting Professor, an Adjunct
Professor and a Visiting Fellow at the Graduate Institute for
Policy Studies, Tokyo, University of Nara, Japan and University

of Malaya, university of Brunei, and also a Chairman of the
Future Innovative Thailand Institute. He has the title “Tan Sri”

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