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Shinawatra Family
The Shinawatra family ( th, ชินวัตร; ; ) is a wealthy and powerful Thai-Hakka family. Here is a list of prominent family members: * Seng Sae Khu, Hakka immigrant to Thailand who made a fortune through various businesses; following the 1938 Thaification, his son changed his surname to Shinawatra and the rest of the family followed suit *Chaiyasit Shinawatra (born 1945), former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army and Thaksin's cousin *Somchai Wongsawat (born 1947), former Thai Prime Minister and Thaksin's brother-in-law *Thaksin Shinawatra (born 1949), former telecommunications billionaire, former Thai Prime Minister, and Seng Sae Khu's great-grandson *Yingluck Shinawatra (born 1967), former Thai Prime Minister and Thaksin's sister. *Potjaman Shinawatra (born 1956), Thaksin's former wife * Yaowaret Shinawatra, member of a subcommittee of the Education Council of ThailanMother of the Year 2012, and Thaksin's sister *Panthongtae Shinawatra (born 1979), businessm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in Thailand. It is north of Bangkok in a mountainous region called the Thai highlands and has a population of 1.19 million people as of 2022, which is more than 66 percent of the total population of Chiang Mai province (1.8 million). Chiang Mai (meaning "New City" in Thai) was founded in 1296 as the new capital of Lan Na, succeeding the former capital, Chiang Rai. The city's location on the Ping River (a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River) and its proximity to major trading routes contributed to its historic importance. The city (''thesaban nakhon'', Thesaban#City-municipality, "city municipality") of Chiang Mai officially only covers most parts (40,2 km²) of the Mueang Chiang Mai district in the city centre and has a pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somchai Wongsawat
Somchai Wongsawat ( th, สมชาย วงศ์สวัสดิ์, ; born 31 August 1947) is a Thai politician who was the prime minister of Thailand in 2008 and a former executive member of the People's Power Party (Thailand), People's Power Party (PPP) whose political rights were disenfranchised by Constitutional Court of Thailand, the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) for five years. Prior to entering electoral politics, he had served civil service and judicial service, having been appointed Permanent Secretary of Justice (the highest non-elected position in the civil service) in 2000 by the government of Chuan Leekpai. Following his retirement from office in 2006 owing to the pensionable age, he entered politics after the 2006 Thailand coup, 2006 coup unseating the government of his brother-in-law, Thaksin Shinawatra. He joined the PPP which won the 2007 Thailand general election, December 2007 parliamentary elections, becoming Minister of Education and Senior Deputy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinawatra University
Metharath University or Shinawatra University (SIU) is a private international university in Thailand, established by Dr.Thaksin Shinawatra and his colleagues. The campus was designed and developed by Soontorn Boonyatikarn in 1997. The Ministry of Universities granted the license for operation in 1999. The first Shinawatra University Council Meeting was held on 19 May 2000, and the first batch of students was admitted in September 2002. As of 2018, the university had students and faculty members of over 30 nationalities. Presidents * 1999–2000 Police Captain Prof. Dr. Purachai Piumsomboon * 2000–2002 Sangsan Panich (Acting President) * 2002–2003 Wittaya Manawanicharoen (Acting President) * 2003–2004 Thanong Bidaya (Acting President) * 2004–2008 Prof. Prida Wibulswas * 2008–2009 Prof. Somchart Sophonronnarit * 2009–2011 Kittiratt Na-Ranong * 2011–2012 Asst. Prof. Prinya Tantaswadi (Acting President) * 2012–2015 Prof. Voradej Chandarasorn * 2015–present Associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pheu Thai Party
The Pheu Thai Party (PTP; th, พรรคเพื่อไทย, lit=For Thais Party, , ) is the third incarnation of a Thai political party founded by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Pheu Thai Party was founded on 20 September 2007, as an anticipated replacement for the People's Power Party (PPP), which the Constitutional Court of Thailand dissolved less than three months later after finding party members guilty of electoral fraud. The People's Power Party was itself a replacement for Thaksin's original Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT), dissolved by the Court in May 2007 for violation of electoral laws. , Pheu Thai had 22,771 members. Formation and opposition years (2008–2011) The PPP was dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 2 December 2008. On 3 December 2008, the majority of the former PPP MPs defected to the Pheu Thai Party. In a PTP general assembly, the first executive commission was elected on 7 December 2008. Candidates for the party's lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paethongtarn Shinawatra
Paethongtarn Shinawatra ( th, แพทองธาร ชินวัตร, nicknamed ''Ung Ing'', born 21 August 1986), is a Thai politician and businesswoman. She is the youngest daughter of the former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. She is serving as the Pheu Thai Party's chairwoman of the Advisory Committee on Participation and Innovation. Personal life Paethongtarn Shinawatra was born in Bangkok. She went to Saint Joseph Convent School for junior high school and Mater Dei School for high school. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology from the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University in 2008 and continued her studies in England, earning a MSC degree in International Hotel Management from the University of Surrey. Paethongtarn is the No. 1 shareholder of SC Asset Corporation and a director of the Thaicom Foundation. She is married to Pitaka Suksawat and they have one daughter. Political career At a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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