Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra

ทักษิณ ชินวัตร
23rd Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
9 February 2001 – 19 September 2006
MonarchBhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded byChuan Leekpai
Succeeded bySonthi Boonyaratglin (Leader of the 2006 coup d'etat)
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
13 July 1995 – 8 November 1997
Prime MinisterBanharn Silpa-archa
Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
Minister of Education
In office
14 June 2001 – 9 October 2001
Prime Ministerhimself
Preceded byKasem Watanachai
Succeeded bySuwit Khunkitti
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
25 October 1994 – 10 February 1995
Prime MinisterChuan Leekpai
Preceded byPrasong Soonsiri
Succeeded byKrasae Chanawongse
Special Economic Adviser of Cambodia
In office
4 November 2009 – 23 August 2010
Prime MinisterHun Sen
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Leader of Thai Rak Thai Party
In office
14 July 1998 – 2 October 2006
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byChaturon Chaisang
Personal details
Born (1949-07-26) 26 July 1949 (age 75)
San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand
NationalityThai
Montenegrin (2009–present)
Political partyThai Rak Thai Party (1998–2006)[1]
Other political
affiliations
Palang Dharma Party (1994–98)
Spouse(s)Potjaman Na Pombejra (1976–2008)[2]
ChildrenPanthongtae Shinawatra
Pintongtha Shinawatra
Peathongtarn Shinawatra
ResidenceDubai, United Arab Emirates
Alma materArmed Forces Academies Preparatory School
Royal Police Cadet Academy
Eastern Kentucky University
Sam Houston State University (Ph.D.)
ProfessionBusinessperson
Entrepreneur
Police Officer (1973–1987)
Politician
Visiting Professor[3]
Net worthUS$1.8 billion (October 2018)[4]
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Thaksin Shinawatra (born July 26, 1949) is a former Prime Minister of Thailand and founder of the Thai Rak Thai Party, who was exiled after a 2006 coup. He returned to the Thailand in 2023, was imprisoned, and granted parole in February 2024.[5]

  1. "Deposed Thai PM quits party role". CNN. 3 October 2006.
  2. "Thailand's deposed PM divorces wife". Channel NewsAsia. 15 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  3. "From Bangkok to Manchester". 25 May 2007.
  4. "Thaksin Shinawatra". Forbes. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2724990. Retrieved 2024-01-20

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