Office-Bearers and Honorary Presidents
(SinceTokyo Assembly)
*Honorary President
The Most Rev. Nichiko Niwano (Japan, Buddhist) Profile
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Sirajuddin Syamsuddin (Republic of Indonesia, Muslim) Profile
Dr. Sung Gon Kim (Republic of Korea, Won-Buddhist)
*Co-Presidents
Dr. Deepali Bhanot (India, Hindus) *EC Profile
Dr. Ahmad Suaedy (Republic of Indonesia, Muslim)*EC Profile
The Most Ven. Gijun Sugitani (Japan, Buddhist)*EC Profile
Rev. Jong Su Choe (Republic of Korea)*EC
Rev. A. Elga Sarapung (Republic of Indonesia, Protestant) *EC (an ex-officio member (APWoFN)) Profile
*Deputy Moderator
Mr. Deng Zongliang (People’s Republic of China, Roman Catholic) *EC Profile
*Treasurer
Rev. Beom Gyu SEO (South Korea, Christian) *EC
National Chapter Members for Executive Council
and Governance Assembly (Since Tokyo Assembly)
※EC=Executive Council member, GA=Governance Assembly member
Australia
● Prof. Desmond Cahill. O.A.M. (Roman Catholic) *EC/GA Profile
● Dr. Susan Ennis (Protestant) *GA Profile
● Ms. Philippa Rowland (Buddhist) *GA Profile
● Ms. Therese Sussmilch (Brahma Kumaris) *GA
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
● Principal Sukomal Barua (Buddhist) *EC/GA Profile
● Prof. Dr. NHM Abu Bakar (Muslim) *EC/GA Profile
● Prof. Ranajit Kumar Dey *GA
● Prof. (Rtd.) Rashida Khanam Ph.D. (Muslim) *GA Profile
● Mr. Dilip Barua *GA
● Mr. Ambrose Gomes *GA
● Mr. Md. Yachin *GA
● Rev. Kanchan Barua (Buddhist) *GA
Kingdom of Cambodia
● Ven. Dr. Yon Seng Yeath (Buddhist) *GA
● Mr. Oeun Sam Art (Buddhist) *EC/GA
● Mr. Yi Thon (Buddhist) *GA
● Father Un Son (Roman Catholic) *GA
People’s Republic of China
● Mr. Deng Zongliang (Roman Catholic) *EC/GA
● Master Ven. Yanjue (Buddhist) *EC/GA
● Ven. Li Guangfu (Taoist) *EC/GA
● Imam Yang Faming (Muslim) *EC/GA
● Rev. Fang Xingyao (Roman Catholic) *EC/GA
● Rev. Xu Xiaohong(Protestant) *EC/GA
● Mr. Lacan (Tibetan Buddhist) *GA
● Panchen Erdeni Choskyi Gyalpo (Tibetan Buddhist) *GA
● Ven. Zhang Gaocheng *GA
● Mr. Adilijiang Ajikelimu (Muslim)*GA
● Rev. Shen Bin *GA
● Ms. Gao Ye (Taoist) *GA
India
● Father Bento Neves Rodrigues (Christian) *EC/GA
● Mr. Narayanapillai Vasudevan (Hindus) *EC/GA
● Dr. Deepali Bhanot (Hindus) *EC/GA
● Mr. Abdul Mabood (Muslim) *EC/GA
● Mr. Ezekiel Isaac Malekar (Jewish) *EC/GA
● Swami Atmapriyananda (Hindus) *GA
● Dr. Anitha Ajith (Hindus) *GA
● Dr. Sujeet Kumar Dubey(Hindus) *GA
● Dr. M.D. Thomas (Christian) *GA
● Representative of Shri Sugunendra Theetha Swamiji *GB (Name will be given later.)
● Mr. Iqbal Asif (Muslim) *GA
● Dr. Karuna Sagari Venkatachalam (Hindu) *GA
Republic of Indonesia
● Prof. Mohammad Machasin Syamsudin (Muslim) *EC/GA
● Father Johannes Hariyanto, SJ (Roman Catholic) *EC/GA
● Prof. Philip Kuntjoro Widjaja (Buddhist) *EC/GA
● Rev. A. Elga Joan Sarapung (Protestant) *EC/GA
● Mrs. Dewi Kanti Setianingsih *GA
● Dr. Chandra Setiawan, Ph.D. *GA
● Prof. Dr. Nyoman Kertia *GA
● Prof. Dr. Musdah Mulia *GA
● Rev. Dr. Mery L. Y. Kolimon (Christian) *GA
● Mr. Rudy Soraya *GA
Republic of Iraq
● (To be nominated *EC/GA)
● (To be nominated *GA)
● (To be nominated *GA)
● (To be nominated *GA)
Japan
● Rev. Keiji Kunitomi(Buddhist) *EC/GA
● Rev. Munemichi Kurozumi (Shinto) *EC/GA
● Dr. Kathy Matsui (Buddhist) *EC/GA
● Ven. Gijun Sugitani(Buddhist) *EC/GA
● Rev. Yoshiharu Tomatsu (Buddhist) *EC/GA
● Rev. Mitsuo Miyake (Shinto) *GA
● Ven. Eigen Onishi(Buddhist) *GA
● Rev. Megumi Wada(Buddhist) *GA
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
● (To be nominated *EC/GA)
● (To be nominated *GA)
● (To be nominated *GA)
● (To be nominated *GA)
Republic of Korea
● Rev. Beom Gyu Seo (Protestant) *EC/GA
● Ven. Do Shim (Buddhist) *EC/GA
● Rev. Myung Ah Lee (Won-Buddhism) *EC/GA
● Ms. Mi Ae Lee (Chundogyo) *EC/GA
● Mr. Young Sun Kim (Catholic) *EC/GA
● Dr. Jaehoon Han (Korean Native Religion) *GA
Kyrgyz Republic
● Ms. Jamby Djusubalieva (Muslim, sufi) *EC/GA
● Mr. Vladislav Heo (Buddhist) *GA
Malaysia
● Dr. Poey Tiang Peow (Buddhism) *EC/GA
● Muhammad Afifi (Muslim) *GA
● Pearly Chan Poh Yee (Taoist) *GA
● Sheila Chakrabarty *GA
Mongolia
● Ven. Dr. Tumeekhuu Bulgan (Buddhist) *EC/GA
● Dr. Lhagvademchig Jadamba *GA
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
● Al Haj Kalifah U Aye Lwin (Muslim) *EC/GA
● Mr. U Myint Swe (Buddhist) *GA
● Dr. Hla Tun (Hindus) *GA
● Father George Shwe Htun (Roman Catholic) *GA
● Daw Yin Yin Maw (Protestant) *GA
● Rev. Mahn Palmerston (Myanmar Council of Churches) *GA
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
● Mrs. Indira Manandhar (Buddhist) *EC/GA
● Mr. Lokmaya Golcha (Jains) *GA
● Mrs. Pooja Manandhar (Hindus) *GA
● Mr. Narendra Pandey (Baha’i) *GA
New Zealand
● Emeritus Prof. Paul Morris (Jewish) *EC/GA
● Dr. Pushapa Wood (Hindus) *GA
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
● Mr. Khalid Nawaz Khan Marwat (Muslim) *EC/GA
● Ms. Huma Ikramullah Kashif (Muslim) *EC/G
● Ms, Valentina.P.F. Gomes (Catholic)*EC
● Mr. Muhammad Hanif Khan (Muslim) *GA
● Mrs. Seemi Ikuramullah Khan (Muslim) *GA
● Ms. Danishamand (Muslim) *GA
● Mr. Nadeem Jillani (Muslim) *GA
● Ms. Asfa Khan (Muslim) *GA
● Mr. Mahmood Kakar (Muslim) *GA
● Ms. Leena Samuel (Christian) *GA
● Mr. Salman Khan (Muslim) *GA
Republic of the Philippines
● Dr. Lilian J. Sison (Roman Catholic) *EC/GA
● Father Carlos Reyes (Roman Catholic)*EC/GA
● Hadia Lourdes Mastura (Muslim) *GA
● Archbishop Antonio Ledesma, DD (Roman Catholic) *GA
● Imam Ebra Moxsir (Muslim) *GA
● Father Filemon Dela Cruz, Jr. OP (Roman Catholic) *GA
● Ms.Haidi Flores-Fajardo (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) *GA
● Dr. Pablito Baybado Jr. (Roman Catholic) *GA
Singapore
● Lawrence Chong (Christian) *EC/GA
● (To be nominated *GA)
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
● Rev. Dr. Wadinagala Pannaloka (Buddhist) *EC/GA
● Bishop Valence Mendice (Christian) *EC/GA
● Ven. Bellanwila Pamarathana (Buddhist) *GA
● Miss Cristabel Saverimuttu (Roman Catholic) *GA
Kingdom of Thailand
● Ms. Kanchana B. Soonsawad (Buddhist) *EC/GA● Prof. Kirti Bunchua *EC/GA
● Dr. Niracharapa Tongdhamachart (Buddhist) *GA
● Dr. Suphatmet Yunyasit (Buddhist) *GA
● Associate Prof. Dr. Ismail Lutfi Japakiya *GA
● Bishop Joseph Chusak Sirisut (Roman Catholic) *GA
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
● (To be nominated *EC/GA)
● (To be nominated *GA)
● From Asia Pacific Women of Faith Network
Rev. A. Elga Joan Sarapung (Indonesia, Chair of APWoFN) *EC Profile
● From Asia & the Pacific Interfaith Youth Network
Dr. Renz Christian Argao (Philippines, Moderator of APIYN) *EC Profile | Video
※The moderator, the Deputy Moderator, Secretary-General, Co-Presidents, the Chair of APWoFN(Women’s Network) and APIYN (Youth Network), and the elected members become EC members in accordance with the Constitution.