Tommy Koh, Runa Khan and Bo Kyi win 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Awards
The 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Awards honor three recipients—Singaporean diplomat and scholar Tommy Koh for international diplomacy and the rule of law, Bangladeshi social entrepreneur Runa Khan for extending healthcare and livelihoods to vulnerable communities, and Myanmar rights advocate Bo Kyi for political-prisoners’ rights—with the 68th awards ceremony set for November 15, 2026 in Manila.
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About Runa Khan
Runa Khan is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, humanitarian, and author. She is the founder and executive director of Friendship, a social purpose organisation that delivers integrated healthcare, education, disaster response, and livelihood services to climate-affected and remote communities across Bangladesh. In November 2025, Friendship won The Earthshot Prize in the “Fix Our Climate” category—the first time a Bangladeshi organisation has received the award. In 2026, Khan received The Ramon Magsaysay Award for her decades of service to remote, river-eroded, and climate-vulnerable communities in Bangladesh.
Everything about Runa Khan →- Occupation
- social entrepreneur
- Citizenship
- Bangladesh
- Born
- 1958, November 17, 1958