List of Ramon Magsaysay Award winners


The following is a partial list of the awardees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award. See External links at bottom of this page for a complete list. Awardees' individual nationality or country of origin and citizenship are indicated.
GS Government Service

PS Public Service

CL Community Leadership

JLCCA Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts

PIU Peace and International Understanding

EL Emergent Leadership

Magsaysay awardees

Emergent Leadership

YearRecipientNationality or Base Country1958Acharaya Vinoba BhaveyIndia
1996Pandurang Shastri AthavaleIndia---
2001Oung ChantholCambodia---
2001Dita Indah SariIndonesia---
2002Sandeep PandeyIndia---
2003Aniceto Guterres LopesEast Timor---
2004Benjamin AbadianoPhilippines---
2005Hye-Ran YoonSouth Korea---
2006Arvind KejriwalIndia---
2007Chen GuangchengChina---
2007Chung ToUnited States in Hong Kong---
2008Ananda GalappattiSri Lanka---
2009Ka Hsaw WaMyanmar---
2011Nileema MishraIndia---
2012Ambrosius RuwindrijartoIndonesia---
2014Randy HalasanPhilippines---
2015Sanjiv ChaturvediIndia---
2016Thodur Madabusi KrishnaIndia---

Uncategorized

YearRecipientNationality or Base Country
2009Antonio Oposa, Jr.Philippines
2009Krisana KraisintuThailand
2009Deep JoshiIndia
2009Ma JunChina
2009Yu XiaogangChina
2010Tadatoshi AkibaJapan
2010Huo DaishanChina
2010A.H.M. Noman KhanBangladesh
2010Christopher BernidoPhilippines
2010Ma. Victoria Carpio-BernidoPhilippines
2010Pan YueChina
2010Fu QipingChina
2011Hasanain JuainiIndonesia
2011Tri MumpuniIndonesia
2011Harish HandeIndia
2011Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. Philippines
2011Koul PanhaCambodia
2012Chen Shu-chuTaiwan
2012Kulandei FrancisIndia
2012Yang Saing KomaCambodia
2012Syeda Rizwana HasanBangladesh
2012Romulo DavidePhilippines
2013Habiba SarobiAfghanistan
2013Lahpai Seng RawMyanmar
2013Shakti SamuhaNepal
2013Ernesto DomingoPhilippines
2013Corruption Eradication CommissionIndonesia
2014Hu ShuliChina
2014Wang CanfaChina
2014Saur Marlina ManurungIndonesia
2014Omara Khan MassoudiAfghanistan
2014The Citizens FoundationPakistan
2015Kommaly ChanthavongLaos
2015Ligaya FernandoPhilippines
2015Anshu Gupta And Sanjiv ChaturvediIndia
2015Kyaw ThuMyanmar
2016Conchita Carpio-MoralesPhilippines
2016Vientiane RescueLaos
2017Gethsie ShanmugamSri Lanka
2017Yoshiaki IshizawaJapan
2017Lilia de LimaPhilippines
2017Abdon NababanIndonesia
2017Tony TaySingapore
2017Philippine Educational Theater AssociationPhilippines
2018Howard DeePhilippines
2018Sonam WangchukIndia
2018Bharat VatwaniIndia
2018Youk ChhangCambodia
2018Vo Thi HoangVietnam
2018Maria de Lourdes MartinsEast Timor
2019Raymundo Pujante CayabyabPhilippines
2019Kim Jong-kiSouth Korea
2019Ko Swe WinMyanmar
2019Angkhana NeelaphaijitThailand

Government Service

YearRecipientNationality or Base Country
1959Jose Vasquez AguilarPhilippines
1961Raden KodijatIndonesia
1962Francisca Reyes-AquinoPhilippines
1963Akhtar Hameed KhanPakistan
1964Yukiharu MikiJapan
1965Puey UngphakornThailand
1966Phon SangsingkeoThailand
1967Keo ViphakoneLaos
1968Kwoh-Ting LiTaiwan
1969Hsu Shih-chuTaiwan
1971Ali SadikinIndonesia
1972Goh Keng SweeSingapore
1973B. C. ShekharMalaysia
1974Hiroshi KurokiJapan
1975Mohamed Suffian Mohamed HashimMalaysia
1976Elsie TuUnited Kingdom in Hong Kong
1977Bejamin GalstaunIndonesia
1978Dato Shahrum bin YubMalaysia
1979Raden WasitoIndonesia
1980Muhammed AliasMalaysia
1981Prawase WasiThailand
1982Arturo AlcarazPhilippines
1983Su Nan-chengTaiwan
1984Ta-You WuTaiwan
1985Tan Sri NoordinMalaysia
1987Haji HanafiahMalaysia
1988Miriam SantiagoPhilippines
1989Zakiah HanumMalaysia
1991Alfredo R. A. BengzonPhilippines
1992Chamlong SrimuangThailand
1993Võ Tòng XuânVietnam
1994Kiran BediIndia
1995Morihiko HiramatsuJapan
1996T. N. SeshanIndia
1997Anand PanyarachunThailand
1998Syed Adibul Hasan RizviPakistan
1999Tasneem Ahmed SiddiquiPakistan
2000Jesse RobredoPhilippines
2001Yuan LongpingChina
2002Hilario G. Davide, Jr.Philippines
2003James Michael LyngdohIndia
2004Haydee YoracPhilippines
2005Jon UngpakornThailand
2006Ek Sonn ChanCambodia
2007Jovito R. SalongaPhilippines
2008Grace PadacaPhilippines

Public Service

YearRecipientNationality or Base Country
1958Mary H. RutnamSri Lanka
1959Joaquin VilallongaSpain in Philippines
1959Tee Tee LuceMyanmar
1960Henry HollandUnited Kingdom in Pakistan
1960Ronald HollandUnited Kingdom in Pakistan
1961Nilawan PintongThailand
1962Horace KadoorieUnited Kingdom in Hong Kong
1962Lawrence KadoorieUnited Kingdom in Hong Kong
1963Helen KimSouth Korea
1964Augustine Nguyen Lac HoaSouth Vietnam
1965Jayaprakash NarayanIndia
1966Kim Yong-kiSouth Korea
1967Sithiporn KridakornThailand
1968Seiichi TobataJapan
1969Kim Hyung-SeoSouth Korea
1971Pedro OrataPhilippines
1972Cecile GuidotePhilippines
1972Gilopez KabayaoPhilippines
1973Antonio FortichPhilippines
1973Benjamin GastonPhilippines
1974M.S. SubbulakshmiIndia
1975Phra ParnchandThailand
1976Hermenegild FernandezFrance in Sri Lanka
1977Fe del MundoPhilippines
1978Prateep Ungsongtham HataThailand
1979Chang Kee-ryoSouth Korea
1980Ohm Dae-supSouth Korea
1981Johanna NasutionIndonesia
1982Manibhai DesaiIndia
1983Fua HariphitakThailand
1984Thongbai ThongpaoThailand
1985Baba AmteIndia
1986Abdul Sattar EdhiPakistan
1986Bilquis EdhiPakistan
1987Hans JassinIndonesia
1988Masanobu FukuokaJapan
1989Lakshmi Chand JainIndia
1991Princess Maha Chakri SirindhornThailand
1992Angel AlcalaPhilippines
1993Banoo Jehangir CoyajiIndia
1994Mechai ViravaidyaThailand
1995Asma JahangirPakistan
1996John Woong-Jin OhSouth Korea
1997Mahesh Chandra RegmiNepal
1998Sophon SuphapongThailand
1999Rosa RosalPhilippines
2000Liang CongjieChina
2001Wu QingChina
2002Ruth PfauPakistan
2003Gao YaojieChina
2004Jiang YanyongChina
2005Teten MasdukiIndonesia
2005V. ShantaIndia
2006Park Won-soonSouth Korea
2007Kim Sun-taeSouth Korea
2008Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing InstitutionsPhilippines
2008Therdchai JivacateThailand

Community Leadership

YearRecipientNationality or Base Country
1958Vinoba BhaveIndia
195914th Dalai LamaTibet
1960Tunku Abdul RahmanMalaysia
1961Gus BorgeestUnited Kingdom in Hong Kong
1962Palayil NarayananMalaysia
1962Koesna PoeradiredjaIndonesia
1963Verghese KurienIndia
1963Dara Nusserwanji KhurodyIndia
1963Tribhuvandas Kishibhai PatelIndia
1964Pablo Torres TapiaPhilippines
1965Lim Kim SanSingapore
1966Kamaladevi ChattopadhyayIndia
1967Abdul Razak HusseinMalaysia
1968Rosario EncarnacionPhilippines
1968Silvino EncarnacionPhilippines
1969Ahangamage Tudor AriyaratneSri Lanka
1971M.S. SwaminathanIndia
1972Hans WestenbergIndonesia
1973Krasae ChanawongseThailand
1974Fusaye IchikawaJapan
1975Lee Tai-YoungSouth Korea
1976Toshikazu WakatsukiJapan
1977Ela BhattIndia
1978Tahrunessa AbdullahBangladesh
1979Mabelle AroleIndia
1979Rajanikant AroleIndia
1980Fazle Hasan AbedBangladesh
1981Pramod Karan SethiIndia
1982Chandi Prasad BhattIndia
1983Anton SoedjarwoIndonesia
1984Muhammad YunusBangladesh
1985Zafrullah ChowdhuryBangladesh
1986John Vincent DalyUnited States in South Korea
1986Paul Jeong Gu JeiSouth Korea
1987Aree ValyaseviThailand
1988Mohammed YeasinBangladesh
1989Kim Im-soonSouth Korea
1991Ven. Cheng YenTaiwan
1992Shoaib Sultan KhanPakistan
1993Abdurrahman WahidIndonesia
1994Sima SamarAfghanistan in Pakistan
1994Fei XiaotongChina
1995Ho Ming-TehTaiwan
1996Pandurang Shastri AthavaleIndia
1997Eva Fidela MaamoPhilippines
1998Nuon PhalyCambodia
1999Angela GomesBangladesh
2000Aruna RoyIndia
2001Rajendra SinghIndia
2002Cynthia MaungMyanmar
2003Shantha SinhaIndia
2004Prayong RonnarongThailand
2005Sombath SomphoneLaos
2006Gawad Kalinga Community Development FoundationPhilippines
2006Antonio MelotoPhilippines
2007Mahabir PunNepal
2008Prakash AmteIndia
2008Mandakini AmteIndia
2016Bezwada WilsonIndia

Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts

YearRecipientNationality or base country
1958Robert DickUnited Kingdom in Philippines
1958Mochtar LubisIndonesia
1959Tarzie VittachiSri Lanka
1959Edward Michael Law-YoneMyanmar
1961Amitabha ChowdhuryIndia
1962Chang Chun-haSouth Korea
1964Richard WilsonUnited Kingdom in Hong Kong
1964Kayser SungChina in Hong Kong
1965Akira KurosawaJapan
1967Satyajit RayIndia
1968Tôn Thất ThiệnSouth Vietnam
1969Mitoji NishimotoJapan
1971Prayoon ChanyavongsThailand
1972Yasuji HanamoriJapan
1973Michiko IshimureJapan
1974Zacarias SarianPhilippines
1975Boobli George VergheseIndia
1976Sombhu MitraIndia
1977Mahesh Chandra RegmiNepal
1978Yoon Suk-joongSouth Korea
1979L. T. P. Manju SriSri Lanka
1980F. Sionil JoséPhilippines
1981Gour Kishore GhoshIndia
1982Arun ShourieIndia
1983Fr. Marcelline JayakodySri Lanka
1984R. K. LaxmanIndia
1985Lino BrockaPhilippines
1986Radio VeritasPhilippines
1987Diane YingTaiwan
1988Ediriweera SarachchandraSri Lanka
1989James ReuterPhilippines
1991K. V. SubbannaIndia
1992Ravi ShankarIndia
1993Bienvenido LumberaPhilippines
1994Abdul Samad IsmailMalaysia
1995Pramoedya Ananta ToerIndonesia
1996Nick JoaquinPhilippines
1997Mahasweta DeviIndia
1998Ruocheng YingChina
1999Raul LocsinPhilippines
1999Lin Hwai-minTaiwan
2000Atmakusumah AstraatmadjaIndonesia
2001W. D. AmaradevaSri Lanka
2002Bharat KoiralaNepal
2003Sheila CoronelPhilippines
2004Abdullah Abu SayeedBangladesh
2005Matiur RahmanBangladesh
2006Eugenia Duran ApostolPhilippines
2007Palagummi SainathIndia
2008Akio IshiiJapan
2019Ravish KumarIndia

Peace and International Understanding

YearRecipientNationality or Base Country
1958Operation BrotherhoodPhilippines
1960Y.C. James YenTaiwan
1961Genevieve CaulfieldUnited States in Thailand
1962Mother TeresaIndia
1963Peace CorpsUnited States
1964Welthy FisherUnited States in India
1965Bayanihan Folk Arts Center and its Supporting EntitiesPhilippines
1966Mekong Committee and Cooperating EntitiesCambodia
1967Shiroshi NasuJapan
1968Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere Philippines
1969International Rice Research Institute United States in Philippines
1971Saburo OkitaJapan
1973Summer Institute of LinguisticsPhilippines
1974William MastersonPhilippines
1975Patrick James McGlincheyIreland in South Korea
1976Henning Holck-LarsenDenmark in India
1977College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines at Los Baños Philippines
1978SoedjatmokoIndonesia
1979Association of Southeast Asian Nations Indonesia
1980Shigeharu MatsumotoJapan
1981Augustine Joung KangSouth Korea
1983Aloysius SchwartzUnited States in South Korea
1984Jiro KawakitaJapan
1985Harold Ray WatsonPhilippines
1986International Institute of Rural Reconstruction Philippines
1987Richard William TimmBangladesh, United States
1988The Royal ProjectThailand
1989Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
1991Press Foundation of AsiaPhilippines
1992Washington SyCipPhilippines, United States
1993Noboru IwamuraJapan
1994Eduardo Jorge AnzorenaArgentina in Japan
1995Asian Institute of Management Philippines
1996Toshihiro TakamiJapan
1997Sadako OgataJapan
1998Corazon AquinoPhilippines
2000Jockin ArputhamIndia
2001Ikuo HirayamaJapan
2002PomnyunSouth Korea
2003Tetsu NakamuraJapan
2003Seiei ToyamaJapan
2004Laxminarayan RamdasIndia
2004Ibn Abdur RehmanPakistan
2006Sanduk RuitNepal
2007Tang XiyangChina
2008Ahmad Syafi'i MaarifIndonesia