Shah Rukh Khan is South Korea ambassador for Culture and Tourism

MUMBAI: The South Korean embassy yesterday presented Shah Rukh Khan with an honorary belt in Taekwondo and bestowed the title of an Honorary Ambassador for Culture and Tourism.

The 43-year old actor has been conferred the 5th degree black belt of Taekwondo. Delegates of the Korean government especially flew down from Delhi to confer the honours on Khan. In July this year, Khan was also nominated by an NGO Routes to Roots and presented an honorary doctorate in arts and culture by Bedfordshire University in London for his contribution to culture.

Earlier Khan was honoured as Datuk by the Malaysian government.