Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahitsaraphakdi ( th, พระยารัษฎานุประดิษฐ์มหิศรภักดี; 1857–1913, born Khaw Sim Bee ( th, คอซิมบี๊; , ) was a
Thai Chinese provincial administrator. He was the youngest of the six sons of
Khaw Soo Cheang, a trader from
Zhangzhou in China.
As a member of the Khaw family of Ranong which held the governor's post in
Ranong for generations, Khaw was assigned to become governor of
Trang Trang may refer to:
Places
* Trang province, Thailand
** Trang, Thailand, capital city of Trang province
** Trang Airport
** Trang railway station
**Trang River
*Trang, a sub-district of Mayo district, Pattani province, Thailand
*Trang (commune), ...
in 1890. His most significant contribution was the introduction of the
rubber tree to Thailand, which at his time was only grown in
British Malaya
The term "British Malaya" (; ms, Tanah Melayu British) loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British hegemony or control between the late 18th and the mid-20th century. U ...
. It has since become one of the major crops of Thailand. He also initiated the connection of Trang with
Nakhon Si Thammarat and
Phatthalung by road as well as the railroad connection to
Nakhon Si Thammarat, one of the first railways in Thailand.
In 1902, he was assigned to become the commissioner of
Monthon Phuket and held the post until his death in 1913.
A monument commemorating him was erected in the city of Trang. In 1992, he was also honored as one of the five most distinguished government officials in administration.
See also
*
Kittiratt Na-Ranong, great-grand nephew and former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
References
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1857 births
1916 deaths
Khaw na Ranong family
Members of the Privy Council of Thailand
Phraya
Thai people of Chinese descent
Chao mueang of Thailand