The Ramon Magsaysay Award Winners From 1958 to 2015

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Winners From 1958 to 2015: The Award was established in the memory of Ramon Magsaysay the former President of Philippines. The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in April 1957. The trustees are Rockefeller Brothers. It is said that this award is equal the Nobel Prize in Asia. This award is given to only Asian individuals who are excellent in their respective fields.
In six categories the Ramon Magsaysay’s award will be given.
In these five categories were discontinued effective 2009.

The Ramon Magsaysay’s award categories are:
Ramon Magsaysay Award – Public Service (1958–2008)
Ramon Magsaysay Award – Government Service (1958–2008)
Ramon Magsaysay Award – Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts (1958–2008)
Ramon Magsaysay Award – Community Leadership (1958–2008)
Ramon Magsaysay Award – Peace and International Understanding (1958–2008)
Ramon Magsaysay Award – Emergent Leadership (2001– )
Ramon Magsaysay Award – Uncategorized (2009– )

The Ramon Magsaysay Award – Government Service (GS)

Year	Name of the Ramon Magsaysay award Recipient	Nationality
1959	Jose Vasquez Aguilar	Philippines
1961	Amitabha Chowdhury	India
1962	Francisca Reyes-Aquino	Philippines
1963	Akhtar Hameed Khan	Pakistan
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1965	Puey Ungpakorn	Thailand
1966	Fon Saengsingkaew	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	Balachandra Sekhar	Malaysia
1974	Hiroshi Kuroki	Japan
1975	Mohammed Sufian	Malaysia
1976	Elsie Tu	Great Britain in Hong Kong
1977	Bejamin Galstaun	Indonesia
1978	Dato Shahrum bin Yub	Malaysia
1979	Raden Wasito	Indonesia
1980	Muhammed Alias	Malaysia
1981	Prawes Wasi	Thailand
1982	Arturo Alcaraz	Philippines
1983	Su Nan-cheng	Taiwan
1984	Ta-You Wu	Taiwan
1985	Tan Sri Noordin	Malaysia
1987	Haji Hanafiah	Malaysia
1988	Miriam Santiago	Philippines
1989	Zakiah Hanum	Malaysia
1991	Alfredo R.A. Bengzon	Philippines
1992	Chamlong Srimuang	Thailand
1993	Vo Tong Xuan	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	Tasneem Ahmed Siddiqui	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 Ungphakorn	Thailand
2006	Ek Sonn Chan	Cambodia
2007	Jovito R. Salonga	Philippines
2008	Grace Padaca	Philippines

The Ramon Magsaysay Award – Public Service (PS)

Year	Name of the Ramon Magsaysay award Recipient	Nationality
1958	Mary H. Rutnam	Ceylon
1959	Joaquin Vilallonga	Spain in Philippines
1959	Tee Tee Luce	Burma
1960	Henry Holland	Great Britain in Pakistan
1961	Nilawan Pintong	Thailand
1962	Horace Kadoorie	Great Britain 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 Kridakara	Thailand
1968	Seiichi Tobata	Japan
1969	Kim Hyung-Seo	South Korea
1971	Pedro Orata	Philippines
1972	Gilopez Kabayao	Philippines
1972	Cecile Guidote	Philippines
1973	Benjamin Gaston	Philippines
1973	Antonio Fortich	Philippines
1974	M.S. Subbulakshmi	India
1975	Phra Parnchand	Thailand
1976	Hermenegild Fernandez	France in Sri Lanka
1977	Fe del Mundo	Philippines
1978	Prateep Ungsongtham Hata	Thailand
1979	Chang Kee-ryo	South Korea
1980	Ohm Dae-sup	South Korea
1981	Johanna Nasution	Indonesia
1982	Manibhai Desai	India
1983	Fua Hariphitak	Thailand
1984	Thongbai Thongpao	Thailand
1985	Baba Amte	India
1986	Abdul Sattar 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	John Woong-Jin Oh	South Korea
1997	Mahesh Chandra 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	V Shanta	India
2005	Teten Masduki	Indonesia
2006	Park Won-soon	South Korea
2007	Kim Sun-tae	South Korea
2008	Therdchai Jivacate	Thailand
2008	Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions	Philippines