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Thaksin Shinawatra

Prime Minister of Thailand form 2001 to 2006

Thaksin Shinawatra (born July 26, 1949) is a former Prime Minister of Thailand, and he was exiled (as early as 2017) until 2023. Thaksin Shinawatra is a businessman, politician.

Thaksin Shinawatra

GCON GCPS
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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He is a former leader of the Thai Rak Thai Party. He was put in prison in August 2023, however in February 2024, he was paroled.[5]

Heritage and early life

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Thaksin's great-grandfather, Seng Saekhu (Khu Chun Seng 丘春盛), was an ethnic Chinese Hakka immigrant from Fengshun, Guangdong, China, who arrived in Siam in the 1860s and settled in Chiang Mai in 1908. His eldest son, Chiang Saekhu, was born in Chanthaburi in 1890 and married a local named Saeng Samana. Chiang's eldest son, Sak, adopted the Thai surname Shinawatra in 1938 because of the country's pro-Central Thai movement, and the rest of the family also adopted it.[6]

Seng Saekhu had made his fortune through tax farming. Chiang Saekhu/Shinawatra later founded Shinawatra Silks and then moved into finance, construction, and property development. Thaksin's father, Loet, was born in Chiang Mai in 1919 and married Yindi Ramingwong. Yindi's father, Charoen Ramingwong (born: Wang Chuan Cheng), was a Chinese Hakka immigrant[7] who married Princess Chanthip na Chiangmai, a minor member of the Lanna (Chiang Mai) royalty.[source?]

In 1968, Loet Shinawatra entered politics and became an MP for Chiang Mai. Loet Shinawatra quit politics in 1976. He opened a coffee shop, grew oranges and flowers in Chiang Mai's San Kamphaeng District, and opened two cinemas, a gas station, and a car and motorcycle dealership. By the time Thaksin was born, the Shinawatra family was one of the richest and most influential families in Chiang Mai.[6]

In the justice system

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Most of his time in prison (except for "a few hours"), he has been at the Police General Hospital. As of September 1, 2023, He has to stay in prison for one year.[8]

In January 2024, Thaksin was informed by the authorities that there is Warrant out for Thaksin; The warrant is about a crime (of Lese Majeste) that was supposed to have happened in May 2015.[9][10] On June 14, Thaksin Shinawatra was charged with royal defamation.[11]

In July 2024, he asked for permission to leave the country; The authorities said "No".[12]

Education

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Family

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Shinawatra's sister, former prime minister Yingluck, went into hiding in 2017. She was believed to have fled the country to avoid the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions' ruling in her rice-pledging trial.[13]

His daughter is the 31st and current Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

References

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  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
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Siam Intelligence Unit (8 August 2011). "The Shinawatra family tree". New Mandala.
  7. ↑ Tan, Kenneth (5 May 2018). "Former Thai leaders Yingluck, Thaksin visit ancestral village in Meizhou, Guangdong". Shanghaiist. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  8. ↑ https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/easy/2639986/royal-pardon-reduces-thaksins-jail-term-to-one-year. Bangkok Post.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03
  9. ↑ https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/advanced/2737884/thaksin-faces-old-charge-of-lese-majeste. Retrieved 2024-02-07
  10. ↑ https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/special-reports/2636835/thaksins-transfer-raises-eyebrows. Bangkop Post. Retrieved 2023-08-28
  11. ↑ "Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin was indicted on a charge of royal defamation". AP News. June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  12. ↑ https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2885366/thaksin-shows-up-quietly-at-court?tbref=hp. Retrieved 2024-10-17
  13. ↑ Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Thaksin ends silence with philosophical tweet". Bangkok Post. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)


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