Lim Jock Hoi

Lim Jock Hoi (; born 5 December 1951), also referred to as Dato Jock Hoi, is a Bruneian politician and diplomat who served as the 14th secretary-general of ASEAN between 2018 and 2022. He previously served as the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Brunei.

Education Lim earned his Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Economics from the City of London Polytechnic in 1976, and his Post Graduate Certificate of Education from Keele University in 1977.

Political career Lim joined the government service in 1977 as a lecturer in the education department, and from 1981 and 1985 he was the principal of a secondary school. He served as the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources' Director-General for International Relations and Trade Development from February 2001 to July 2005. He was appointed as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Director-General of International Relation and Trade Development as deputy permanent secretary on 7 September 2005. Retno Marsudi, Dato Lim, Anies Baswedan, and other attendees attended the groundbreaking ceremony on the same day to commemorate the Government of Indonesia's construction of the new ASEAN Secretariat building.

Personal positions

ASEAN Community Vision 2025 The ASEAN agenda for the period after 2025 should be more dynamic and able to introduce new initiatives and put policies into place in response to shifting market and economic conditions, according to Dato Lim, who wrote the article that appeared in the Jakarta Post on 31 December 2022. He stated:

ASEAN-EU Strategic Partnership Dato Lim expressed his satisfaction with the strengthening of ASEAN-EU cooperation during the previous 44 years in an interview from 2021. In addition to a commemorative summit in Brussels to celebrate the occasion and offer strategic direction to further realise the potential of both regions, he looks forward to further solidifying our strategic relations through real and practical cooperation as 2022 marks the 45th anniversary of the ASEANEU Dialogue Relations.

Personal life Dato Lim is married to Datin Chan Chin Ming, together they have two sons. Later on 13 November, Hun Sen awarded him the Royal Order of Sahametrei of the Government of Cambodia in appreciation of his commitment and unwavering efforts in the process of constructing the ASEAN Community while he served as the ASEAN secretary general. During the Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals on 29 April 2024, the Japanese government awarded Dato Lim the Order of the Rising Sun in recognition of his noteworthy achievements to promoting positive ties between Japan and ASEAN.

Throughout his career, he has achieved the following honours:

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