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 Thaification, or Thai-ization, is the process by which people of different cultural and ethnic origins living in Thailand become assimilated to the dominant culture of Thailand, that of central Thailand. Thaification was a step in the creation ...

, his son changed his surname to Shinawatra and the rest of the family followed suit *

Chaiyasit Shinawatra Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army. He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...

(born 1945), former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army and Thaksin's cousin *

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 (PPP) whose polit ...

(born 1947), former Thai Prime Minister and Thaksin's brother-in-law *

Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra ( th, ทักษิณ ชินวัตร; ; ; Chinese: 丘達新; cnr, Taksin Šinavatra; born 26 July 1949), is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, ...

(born 1949), former telecommunications billionaire, former Thai Prime Minister, and Seng Sae Khu's great-grandson *

Yingluck Shinawatra Yingluck Shinawatra ( th, ยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร, , ; ; born 21 June 1967), nicknamed Pou ( th, ปู, , , meaning "crab"), is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the P ...

(born 1967), former Thai Prime Minister and Thaksin's sister. *

Potjaman Shinawatra Khun Ying Potjaman Na Pombejra ( th, พจมาน ณ ป้อมเพชร; ), formerly Potjaman Shinawatra ( th, พจมาน ชินวัตร; ), née Soypetpotjaman Damapong ( th, สร้อยเพชรพจมาน � ...

(born 1956), Thaksin's former wife * Yaowaret Shinawatra, member of a subcommittee of the Education Council of Thailan

Mother of the Year 2012, and Thaksin's sister *

Panthongtae Shinawatra Panthongtae Shinawatra (born December 2, 1979) ( th, พานทองแท้ ชินวัตร; ), nickname Oak, is the only son of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. He became a billionaire after having been given a large por ...

(born 1979), businessman and Thaksin's son *

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. ...

(born 1986), businesswoman and Thaksin's daughter. Currently Chairwoman of the

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 Septemb ...

's Advisory Committee on Participation and Innovation. *Chayika Wongnapachant (1979), assistant to Yingluck Shinawatra and Yaowaret Shinawatra's daughter (thus Thaksin and Yingluck's niece)

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