Photo: Office of the President, Republic of China / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Born on July 13, 1950, Ma Ying-jeou is from British Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Public records list Ma Ying-jeou as a politician, jurist and lawyer. The age as of 2026 is 76. Schooling on record includes Daan Junior High School and National Taiwan University. Recorded honors include Order of the Quetzal, Order of Francisco Morazán, National Order of Burkina Faso and 3 more.
My Take
What strikes me most about Ma Ying-jeou is how thoroughly he embodies the technocrat-turned-statesman archetype. A National Taiwan University law graduate who climbed from lawyer and legal scholar to Taipei mayor and ultimately president of the Republic of China, he governed at the razor's edge of cross-strait relations, arguably the most delicate balancing act in modern Asian politics. I find the breadth of his profile fascinating, with descriptors ranging from jurist to interpreter, hinting at a sharp, multilingual mind. Whatever one thinks of his policies, steering Taiwan through that geopolitical tightrope for eight years demands a steadiness I genuinely respect.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ma Ying-jeou
- Name (Japanese)
- 馬英九
- Reading
- ば えいきゅう
- Born
- July 13, 1950 (age 76)
- Origin
- British Hong Kong, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- politician / jurist / lawyer / spy / interpreter
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
2. Background
- High school
- Daan Junior High School
- University
- National Taiwan University
Awards & achievements
- Order of the Quetzal
- Order of Francisco Morazán
- National Order of Burkina Faso
- Order of Belize
- Star of the Solomon Islands
- Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ma_yingjeou/
- Xhttps://x.com/PresidentMa19
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%20Ying-jeou
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E8%8B%B1%E4%B9%9D
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19216
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ma Ying-jeou born?
Ma Ying-jeou was born on July 13, 1950 and is 76 years old.
Where is Ma Ying-jeou from?
Ma Ying-jeou is from British Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
What does Ma Ying-jeou do?
Ma Ying-jeou works as politician, jurist, lawyer, spy, interpreter.
Where did Ma Ying-jeou study?
Ma Ying-jeou attended National Taiwan University.
Politician — see all → · Jurist — see all → · More people from the United Kingdom → · More people born on July 13 →