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(Rama V) and

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(Rama VI). Born in

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, Pan was raised as a novice Buddhist monk in

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and left the monkhood to join government service around the age of 21, becoming a teacher at the royal palace school and then a tutor to Chulalongkorn's children studying in England, where he served as a diplomat for 11 years. He then became commissioner of

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under the new ''

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'' administration system for 12 years, and was later appointed to several successive ministerships in the reformed government system: those of Public Works, Metropolitan Affairs, and

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. He oversaw various modernizing public works projects, including the introduction of electricity and waterworks in the capital and the establishment of a modern police force, and also established the country's first cement factory (now

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). He was elevated to the highest noble rank of ''

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'', receiving the title

Yommarat Yommarat ( th, ยมราช) is a Thai noble title historically given to the minister of the Krom Mueang or Nakhonban, one of the four ministries under the ''chatusadom'' system, charged with keeping the peace in the capital. Holders of the ti ...

, in 1908. He retired from public office in 1926, but was later appointed

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to the young King

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(Rama VIII) in 1935, holding the position until his death in 1938.

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, the main hospital of Suphan Buri Province is named after him.

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