Roderick Yong

Dato Paduka Roderick Yong Yin Fatt or also referred to as Roderick Yong, is a retired Bruneian politician, teacher and diplomat who became the first Bruneian to serve and seventh secretary-general of ASEAN between 1986 and 1989.

Career
In c.1974, Roderick Yong was the Special Superintendent of Literature, a Senior Specialist Inspector of the School Inspectorate Department in c.1979, and Brunei's Directorate of School Inspectorate in c.1984. The ASEAN Foreign Ministers chose him as the successor to Phan Wannamethee, secretary-general for three years, beginning on 16 July 1986, at the ensuing 19th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Manila in June 1986. He was formerly a top official in Brunei's Ministry of Education, and a Special Duties Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the time of his appointment.

The Sultanate, whose secrets had few practical repercussions, was able to play at pleasing its Southeast Asian neighbors without losing face thanks to the nomination of Roderick Yong in 1986. The seventh ASEAN Economic Ministers' meeting on energy cooperation took place there on 7 to 8 April 1988. In Roderick Yong's presence, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah declared the meeting to be open.

Awards
Roderick Yong earned the 2008 Teacher Day's Retired Teacher Award, which came with a gold medal, a certificate of honor, cash in the amount of $4,000, access to a first-class ward at the government hospital, and free medical care at home from a government nurse.

Honours
Throughout his career, he has achieved the following honours:
 * BRU Order of the Crown of Brunei.svg Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Second Class (DPMB) – Dato Paduka
 * Pingat_Jasa_Kiebaktian_(PJK).gif Meritorious Service Medal (PJK; 15 July 1979)