Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth ( th, ปราเสริฐ ปราสาททองโอสถ, born 22 March 1933) is a Thai

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businessman of Chinese descent, former surgeon, and the founder and owner of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Thailand's largest private healthcare group, and a regional airline,

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. As of August 2018, ''

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'' estimated his net worth at US$3.5 billion.

Early and personal life

Prasert received a bachelor's degree from

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, after which he qualified as a medical doctor. He is married with five children and lives in

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. In January 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand fined him and his daughter 500 million baht for insider trading of Bangkok Airways shares.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prasarttong-Osoth, Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth Co., Ltd.

Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth ( th, ปราเสริฐ ปราสาททองโอสถ, born 22 March 1933) is a Thai billionaire businessman of Chinese descent, former surgeon, and the founder and owner of Bangkok Dusit Medical Servi ...

1933 births Living people