Biographical

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Daw Aung Sân Suu Kyî
International Awards, Honors & Appointments
Daw Aung Sân Suu Kyî
International Awards, Honors & Appointments
(1990-2017)
No. Awards/Honors Institution/Place Year
1. Honorary Fellow St. Hugh's College, Oxford, UK 1990
2. Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize Thorolf Rafto Human Rights Foundation,
Norway
October,
1990
3. Sakharov Prize for Freedom of
Thought
European Parliament, Strasbourg, France 1991
4. Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Foundation, Oslo, Norway 1991
5. Honorary Member International PEN, Norwegian Center 1991
6. Humanities Human Rights
Award
USA 1991
7. Honorary Member International PEN, Canadian Center 1991
8. Marisa Bellisario Prize Marisa Bellisario Foundation, Italy 1992
9. Annual Award International Human Rights Law Group,
USA
1992
10. Honorary President Students' Union, London School of
Economics and Political Science, UK
1992
11. Honorary Member International PEN, English Center, UK 1992
12. Honorary Life Member University of London Union, UK 1992
13. Honorary Professional
Fellowship
Law and Society Trust, Sri Lanka 1992
14. International Simon Bolivar
Prize
UNESCO, Venezuela 1992
15. Prix Litteraire des Droits de Nouveaux Droits de l'Homme, France 1992

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International Awards, Honors & Appointments
l'Homme
16. Honorary Member World Commission on Culture and
Development, UNESCO
1992
17. Honorary Doctorate in Political
Science
Thammasat University, Thailand 1992
18. Member Academie Universelle des Cultures, Paris,
France
1993
19. Rose Prize International Forum of the Dânish Labour
Movement, Copenhagen, Denmark
1993
20. Victor Jara International Human
Rights Award
Center for Human Rights and
Constitutional Law, Los Angeles, USA
1993
21. Member of the Advisory Board Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for
Health and Human Rights, Harvard
University, USA
1993
22. Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of Toronto, Canada 1993
23. The Freedom of the City Commune of Giugliano, Italy 1993
24. Bremen Solidarity Prize City of Bremen, Germany 1993
25. Premio Mujer Progresista Federacion Mujeres Progresistas/Spanish
Federation of Progressive Women,
Madrid, Spain
1993
26. Honorary Doctorate Philosophy
& Letters
Free University of Brussels, Belgium 1994
27. Honorary Advisor Forum of Democratic Leaders in the Asia-
Pacific
1994
28. The Freedom of the City City of Aversa, Italy 1995
29. Liberal International Prize for
Freedom
Britain’s Liberal Democracy Party, UK 1995
30. Honorary Doctorate of Laws Queen's University, Canada 1995
31. Thakore Visiting Scholar Award Simon Fraser University, Canada 1995
32. Honorary Doctorate of Civil
Law
University of Oxford, UK 1995
33. Gandhi Award Simon Fraser University, Canada 1995
34. IRC Freedom Award International Rescue Committee 1995
35. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for
International Understanding
India 1995
36. Asia Human Rights Award Federation of Human Rights of Asia,
Japan
1996
37. Companion of the Order of
Australia
Australia 1996
38. W. Averell Harriman
Democracy Award
National Democratic Institute, USA 1996

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International Awards, Honors & Appointments
39. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Award Art and Culture Foundation, India 1996
40. Empty Chair Award Women of the Year Lunch, London, UK 1996
41. Liberal International Prize UK 1996
42. Honorary Doctorate of Legal
Sciences
Charles University in Prague, Czech
Republic
1997,
January
43. Honorary Doctorate of Letters Sydney University of Technology,
Australia
1997
44. Honorary Doctorate of Letters California Chapman University, USA 1997
45. Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of Natal, South Africa 1997
46. Honorary Doctorate of Laws American University, Washington D.C,
USA
1997
47. Distinguished Alumni Award Central University/Delhi University, India 1997
48. Honorary Citizenship City of Rome, Italy May 1997
49. Pearl S. Buck Woman’s Award Pearl S. Buck Foundation, USA 1997
50. Honorary Doctorate of Letters Glasgow University, UK 1997
51. Woman of the Year Award Pearl S. Buck Foundation, USA 1997
52. International Award St. Angela's Peace and Justice Group,
Waterford, Republic of Ireland
1997
53. Profiles in Courage Award Kennedy Society of Denmark, Denmark 1997
54. Freedom of the City of Oxford Oxford City Council 1997
55. Honorary Doctorate of Laws Cambridge University, UK June 1998
56. Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of Wales, Cardiff 1998
57. Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of Bristol, UK 1998
58. Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of Melbourne, Australia 1998
59. Honorary Degree Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium December
1998
60. Honorary Degree University of Bath, UK December
1998
61. Honorary Degree Bucknell University, USA May 1999
62. Freedom Award International Republican Institute, USA October
1999
63. Freedom of the City of Dublin City of Dublin, Republic of Ireland November
1999
64 Honorary Doctorate of Laws Victoria University, Wellington 1999
65. CAW Nelson Mandela Human
Rights Award
Canadian Auto Workers, Canada December
2000
66. Presidential Medal of Freedom
Award
Washington DC, USA December
2000
67. Collage United Nations Award Richard Hillinger, Germany June 2001
68. International Social Welfare
Prize
University of Southern California, USA December
2001

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International Awards, Honors & Appointments
69. Madânjeet Singh Prize for the
Promotion of Tolerance and
Non-Violence
UNESCO 2002
70. Al Neuharth Free Spirit of the
Year Award
Freedom Forum/ U.S Foundation,
Washington, USA
2003
71. MTV Humanitarian Award
“Free Your Mind”
MTV Europe, Edinburgh, UK 2003
72. Honorary Doctorate of Laws Memorial University of Newfoundland,
Canada
May 2004
73. Honorary Doctorate in Politics,
Philosophy, and Economics
Rangsit University, Thailand 2004
74. TIME 100, The Most Influential
People in the World Today
TIME Magazine 2004
75. Kwangju Human Rights Award May 18 Memory Foundation, South Korea 2004
76. TIME’s Asia’s Hero 2004 TIME Magazine 2004
77. The Honorary Citizen Town Hall of Paris, France 2004
78. Outstanding Women in
Buddhism Award
Outstanding Women in Buddhism Award
Committee, United Nations Gender and
Religious Department 2005
79. Honorary Doctorate in Political
Science
Thammasat University, Thailand 2005
80. Freedom of the City Council of Edinburgh, Scotland 2005
81. Freedom of the City Galway City, Republic of Ireland 2005
82. UNISON Honorary Membership UNISON, Britain’s Largest Trade Union 2005
83. Freedom of the City of Sheffield Sheffield City, UK 2005
84. Olof Palme Prize Olof Palme Memorial Fund, Stockholm,
Sweden
2006
85. Freedom from Fear Award (Four
Freedom Medals)
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute,
Hyde Park, NY, USA
2006
86. New Statesmen Magazine Hero New Statesmen Magazine May 2006
87. Netaji Subhas Award Netaji Subhas Foundation, Kolkata, India 2006
88. Honorary Doctorate of Law
(Human Rights Activist)
University of Cape Town, South Africa 2007
89. Honorary Canadian Citizenship Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada October
2007
90. Special Award for Lifetime
Achievement in Politics
PSA, UK November
2007
91. Rome for Peace and
Humanitarian Action
City of Rome, Italy 2007
92. Abogados de Atocha Prize Abogados de Atocha Foundation, Spain January
2008

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International Awards, Honors & Appointments
93. Honorary Doctorate of Letters Colgate University, USA 2008
94. Congressional Gold Medal Congress’s highest civilian honor,
Congress, USA
April 25,
2008
95. Freedom of the City City of Dundee, Scotland June 10,
2008
96. Catalonia International Prize
2008, MOTHERS OF
COURAGE (shared with Dr.
Cynthia Maung)
Generalitat de Catalunya, Catalan
Government, Barcelona, Spain
November
2008
97. Honorary Membership Club de Madrid, Club of Madrid, Spain November
20, 2008
98. Honorary Council Member The Council of Women World Leaders,
Washington, DC, USA
December
20, 2008
99.
Trumpet of Conscience Award
Realizing the Dream, a non-profit
Organization set up in honor of Civil
Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
Hyatt Regency – Capital Hilton,
Washington, USA
January
19, 2009
100. Freedom of the City of Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland March 4,
2009
101. Mahatma Gandhi International
Award for Peace and
Reconciliation-MAGI Awards
The Gandhi Development Trust (GDT),
Durban, South Africa
May 22,
2009
102. Democracy and Peace Award of
Japanese Diet Members’ League
Japanese Diet Members’ League in
support of Democracy in Myanmar,
Tokyo, Japan
June 19,
2009
103. Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Award
for Democracy Instituted
The Pakistan People’s Party, Islamabad,
Pakistan
June 21,
2009
104. The Honorary Doctor of Laws
(LLD)
Derry’s Millennium Forum, the University
of Ulster in Derry, Ireland, UK
June 24,
2009
105. The Ambassador of Conscience
Award
The Recipient of Amnesty International’s
highest honorary (Irish Band U2 is
publicly announcing Aung Sân Suu Kyî’s
award Monday night at a Dublin Concert.)
July 27,
2009
106. Honorary Individual
Membership
Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
(CALD)
June 29,
2009
107 Honorary Fellowship John Moores University, Liverpool, UK 2009
108. Queen of Myanmar’s
Democracy and Human Rights
Manav Ekta Parishad, India November
25, 2010
109. Honorary Degree-Doctor of Law Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada February
22, 2011
110. Global Leadership Award Vita Voices Global Partnership, USA April 12,

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International Awards, Honors & Appointments
(Trail-Blazer) Voice of Decade 2011
111. The 2011 TIME 100 Poll (the
100 Most Influential People in
the World)
Times Magazine, USA April 21,
2011
112. Eleanor Roosevelt Awards for
Global Women’s Rights
Feminist Majority Foundation, USA April 26,
2011
113. Freedom of the City (an
Honorary Freewoman of the city
of Brighton & Hove)
Brighton & Hove City Council, UK May 13,
2011
114. Côte Saint-Luc Human Rights
Walkway
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park, The City of
Côte Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
June 6,
2011
115. Freedom of the City of
Newcastle
Newcastle City, UK June 18,
2011
116. Doctor Litterarum et
Philosophiae (honoris causa)
(An Honorary Doctoral Degree)
University of Johannesburg (UJ), South
African
June 24,
2011
117. Chatham House Prize The Royal Institute of International
Affairs, Chatham House, UK
September
22, 2011
118. Wallenberg Medal University of Michigan, USA 2011
119. Guest Director 45th Brighton Festival 2011
120. Francois Zimeray, France's
Ambassador for Human Rights
France November
2011
121. The National Order of the
Legion of Honour (The highest
level award of France)
Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur),
France
January
13, 2012
122. Honorary Canadian citizenship Canadian Foreign Affairs, Canada March 8,
2012
123. Honorary Doctorate of Laws The University of Hong Kong March 15,
2012
124. Bhagwan Mahvir World Peace Sarhad Organization of Pune City, India April 2,
2012
125. Elie Wiesel Award United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum’s National Tribute Dinner
April 18,
2012
126. Václav Havel Prize for Creative
Dissent
New York City-based Human Rights
Foundation (HRF)
May 2012
127. An Honorary Doctorate in Civil
Law
St. Hugh's College, Oxford 20 June
2012
128. Churchillian Prize The Churchill Centre, London July 2012
129. Congressional Gold Medal &
Presidential Medal of Freedom
(For 2008) (The highest civilian
honour in the United States)
USA September
19, 2012

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International Awards, Honors & Appointments
130. Global Citizen Award The Atlantic Council, New York September
21, 2012
131. Doctor of Humane Letters Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, US 2012
132. Honorary Doctorate of Laws Trinity College Dublin 2012 June
133. Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of San Francisco 2012
September
134. Human Rights Award South Korea February
1, 2013
135. Hawaii Peace Award Rotary International, Hawaii February
2013
136. Geremek Award Community of Democracies’ Selection
Committee, Poland
April 24,
2013
137. An Honorary Degree in
Philosophy
Ivano Dionigi, Rector of the University of
Bologna, Italy
October
30, 2013
138. Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of Sydney and the University
of Technology, Sydney at the Opera
House.
November
27, 2013
139. An Honorary Doctorate of
Letters
Australian National University, Canberra November
29, 2013
140. Honorary Doctorate of Laws Monash University, Melbourne November
30, 2013
141. Willy Brandt Prize Germany’s Social Democrats April 11,
2014
142. An Honorary Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
(RCSEd)
February
10, 2015
143. An Honorary Doctorate National Chiao Tung University December
12 , 2015
144. Harvard Peter J. Gomes
Humanitarian Award
The Harvard Foundation, USA September
17, 2016
145. An Honorary Doctorate Kyoto University November,
3, 2016
146. Freedom of the City The City of London Corporation, United
Kingdom
2017 May