Co-Chairman: Korn Dabbaransi – Former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand

Mr. Korn Dabbaransi is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts, USA.

Mr.Korn, nephew of former Prime Minister of Thailand Chatchai, started his political career in 1974. He has been appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand for three times and head of six ministries, including Minister of Industry, Ministry of Tourism, Minister of Public Health, Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Sports, and Minister of Energy.

Mr. Korn Dabbaransi was a former President of the International Badminton Federation (IBF). Currently, he is Chairman of the Sino-Thai Friendship Association.

Premier Wen Jiabao (left) met with Mr. Korn Dabbaransi

As a famous politician and social activist, Korn Dabbaransi has been active in the international arena, in which he made important contributions to peace and stability in Eastern and Southern Asia, thus earning respect and praise from world leaders.