Who is she? Until November 7, 2017, Sun Chunlan served as the director of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the central Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Born in 1950, she studied at the Anshan Institute of Iron and Steel…
Who is he? Anies Baswedan is the newly elected governor of Jakarta. He most recently served as Indonesia’s minister of Education and Culture from 2014 to 2016 and as rector of Paramadina University from 2007 to 2015. Well regarded for…
Who is he? Moon Chung-in, retired professor of political science from Yonsei University, is president Moon Jae-in’s nomination for special advisor for unification, diplomacy and national security affairs.Dr. Moon retired from Yonsei University in 2016 where he taught for 22…
Who is he? Kim Jong-nam was the son of Kim Jong Il and Song Hye Rim. He was the half-brother of Kim Jong-un. Kim was initially homeschooled in North Korea before attending international schools in Moscow and Geneva. In the…
Why is he in the news? U Thaung Tun was appointed Myanmar’s national security advisor on January 10. The new post created by the President’s Office was established, “to advise the president and the Union Government on internal and external…
Who is he? Zulhasnan Rafique was recently appointed Malaysia’s fifteenth ambassador to the United States. Zulhasnan steps into this post from a diverse background, having served as an air force pilot, a parliamentarian, a businessman, and an academic. Earlier in…
Who is he? Thailand’s Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 64, was named heir apparent to King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1972. He is the only son of Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit. Vajiralongkorn is a general in the Thai Army, admiral in the…
Who is he? Ong Ye Kung is Singapore’s acting minister for education (higher education and skills) and senior minister of state at the Ministry of Defence. Ong was elected as a member of Parliament for the Sembawang group representative constituency…
Who is he? Tan Chuan Jin is Singapore’s current minister for social and family development, a position he has held since 2015. He was minister for manpower from 2014 to 2015 and before that, senior minister of state for national…
Who is he? Ng Chee Meng is Singapore’s acting minister for education (schools) and senior minister of state at the Ministry of Transport. Prior to taking over these two portfolios on October 1, 2015, which marked his entry into politics,…
