S-OIL presents “2026 Hero Citizen Award”
S-OIL (CEO Anwar A. Al-Hejazi) held the “2026 Hero Citizen Award Ceremony” at its headquarters in Gongdeok-dong, Mapo, Seoul, together with the Korea National Council on Social Welfare (Chairman Kim Hyun-hoon) on Oct 1. At the ceremony, the Company presented plaques and a total of 140 million won in
On October 1, S-OIL, led by CEO Anwar A. Al-Hejazi, organized the "2026 Hero Citizen Award Ceremony" at its headquarters in Gongdeok-dong, Mapo, Seoul. S-OIL collaborated with the Korea National Council on Social Welfare to honor 19 Hero Citizens of the Year, awarding them with plaques and a combined KRW 140 million in prize money.
Notably, Ko Gyung-sik and Jeong Taek-eun, who sustained injuries while performing rescue operations, each received the Hero Citizen Award and KRW 15 million in prize money. In June 2026, Ko Gyung-sik suffered fractures while rescuing a vessel that had wrecked at Jeju Port, but successfully managed to tow it to safety. In December 2025, Jeong Taek-eun inhaled a substantial amount of toxic smoke while battling a residential fire in Jangan-dong, leading to hospitalization at a burn treatment center.
The remaining Hero Citizens were each presented with the award and KRW 10 million in prize money. CEO Al-Hejazi emphasized that citizens who demonstrate self-sacrifice to aid neighbors in danger are the genuine heroes of society, and S-OIL will persist in supporting and recognizing Hero Citizens who put others before themselves.
Since the launch of the Hero Citizen Campaign in 2008, S-OIL has acknowledged a total of 369 Hero Citizens and disbursed KRW 2.6 billion in prize money over the past 19 years, recognizing citizens who displayed extraordinary bravery in saving others in peril.
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