Azlan Othman
ASEAN has opened nominations for outstanding individuals and organisations in the region for the ASEAN Prize 2023.
Known as Southeast Asia’s regional premier award, ASEAN Prize confers its annual accolade to individuals and organisations based in ASEAN as a recognition of significant contributions that aid in ASEAN Community-Building, the Asean Secretariat said.
Now in its sixth edition, ASEAN Prize continues to celebrate persons and organisations whose determination and perseverance have progressively driven the region towards harmony and sustainable development while at the same time forging a stronger ASEAN identity.
Following the nominations, the panel of judges comprising former Secretaries-General of ASEAN will convene to select one nominee who merits the prize. Secretary-General of ASEAN Kao Kim Hourn will chair the ASEAN Prize Judging Committee Meeting this year. The awardee for ASEAN Prize 2023 will receive a trophy and a monetary prize of USD20,000 sponsored by Temasek Foundation of Singapore and Yayasan Hasanah of Malaysia.
Candidates who have demonstrated notable work fulfilling at least one of the following actions are encouraged to submit their application: Outstanding collaboration between ASEAN member states (AMS); Outstanding collaboration between ASEAN and the world; Outstanding people-to-people engagement among AMS; Outstanding economic integration and promotion of standards between AMSs; or Other outstanding contributions to ASEAN Community-Building.
The nomination is open from February 20 to April 28, 2023. The official nomination form is to be downloaded from the ASEAN Prize website. Upon submission, valid supporting documentations to certify the nominee’s impactful contribution and achievements as well as a character reference highlighting the nominee’s suitability and eligibility for ASEAN Prize must be attached. Submitted forms should also include future plans showing how the work towards ASEAN Community-Building will continue if the applicant is awarded the ASEAN Prize.
Self-nominations and posthumous submissions will not be considered. ASEAN Prize has been awarded to three individuals and two organisations since launched in 2018.
Last year, youth leader and community advocate from Brunei Darussalam Haji Muhammad Iqbal Fakhri bin Haji Damit was awarded the ASEAN Prize 2022 for championing humanitarian ground operations for marginalised and displaced persons across and beyond the region. Haji Muhammad Iqbal has inspired greater participation of the youth to take prominent roles in supporting a resilient of ASEAN.
