Tommy Koh
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Tommy Koh Thong Bee DUNU (First Class) |
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| Born |
12 November 1937 British Malaya |
| Residence | Singapore |
| Citizenship | Singaporean |
| Education |
L.L.B L.L.M Diploma in Criminology |
| Alma mater |
University of Malaya Harvard University University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | International lawyer, professor, and a diplomat |
| Known for | Former ambassador to the United Nations |
Tommy Koh (Tommy Thong-Bee Koh or Tommy Koh Thong Bee, simplified Chinese: 许通美; traditional Chinese: 許通美; pinyin: Xǔ Tōng Měi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó Thong-bí) (born: Singapore, 12 November 1937), DUNU (First Class), is an international lawyer, professor, and a diplomat from Singapore. He was also the former ambassador to the United Nations.
Koh was born in Singapore on 12 November 1937. His father was from Tong An, Fujian province and his mother from Shanghai. He graduated from Raffles Institution and received a LL.B. (First Class Honours) degree from the University of Malaya in Singapore (now National University of Singapore). He holds a LL.M. from Harvard University and a post-graduate Diploma in Criminology from Cambridge University. He was conferred a full professorship in 1977. Prof Koh was awarded honorary LL.D. degrees from Yale University and Monash University. He has also received awards from Columbia University, Stanford University, Georgetown University, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts), and Curtin University.
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