The year 2017 is the 236th year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

. It is the 2nd year in the reign of King

Vajiralongkorn Vajiralongkorn ( th, วชิราลงกรณ; , ; born 28 July 1952) is the King of Thailand. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his ...

(Rama X), and is reckoned as year 2560 in the

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Incumbents

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: (vacant) *

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Prayut Chan-o-cha Prayut Chan-o-cha (sometimes spelled Prayuth Chan-ocha; th, ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา, ; born 21 March 1954) is a Thai politician and retired Royal Thai Army, army officer who has served as the Prime Minister of T ...

Supreme Patriarch Sangharaja (Pāli: ''sangha'' religious community + ''raja'' ruler, king, or prince) is the title given in many Theravada Buddhist countries to a senior monk who is the titular head either of a monastic fraternity ( nikaya), or of the ''Sangha'' t ...

: ** starting 12 February : Ariyavongsagatanana VIII

Events

January

*January 2 - A collision between a minivan and a pickup truck in the Ban Bueng District kills at least 25 people and injures 2 others. Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident. *January 7 - At least 18 people are killed in

flash flooding A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm, or by meltwater from ice or snow flowing o ...

. *January 14 - A fighter jet crashes at

Hat Yai International Airport Hat Yai International Airport ( th, ท่าอากาศยานหาดใหญ่, ) is an international airport in southern Thailand in Songkhla Province near the city of Hat Yai. It is under the management of Airports of Thailand, PL ...

while performing a Children's Day air show, killing the pilot in the process. *January 15 - The death toll for the floods in the south of Thailand rises to 40. *January 23 – The death toll in the floods rises to at least 85 people, and the flood have affected an estimate of 1.7 million people.

February

*February 12 - King

founded the Phra Maha Muniwong (Amborn Ambaro) as the 20th

. *February 28 - The Thai government fires the police general for "extremely evil" misconduct and interests threatening national security.

March

April

*April 6 - Promulgate the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand 2017.

October

* October 25–29 - The Royal Cremation of King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

(Rama IX).

Deaths

*January 18 – Charnchai Likhitchittha, 36th President of

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and 45th Minister of

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(b.1946). *January 20 – Professor Khramon Thongthamachad, 4th President of the Constitutional Court and 32nd Minister Attached to Office of the Prime Minister (b.1935). *January 28 – Khwankhew Wascharothai, Former Deputy Lord Chamberlain (b.1928). *February 7 –

Nilawan Pintong Khun Nilawan Pintong (6 December 1915 – 7 February 2017) was a Thai feminist whose efforts toward the development of women's rights in Thailand earned her the title ''Steel Lotus Blossom''. She is best known as the founder of the Ounakorn Cent ...

, writer (b. 1915). *February 17 – General

Isarapong Noonpakdee Isarapong Noonpakdee (20 November 1933 – 17 February 2017) ( th, อิสระพงศ์ หนุนภักดี) was a Thai military officer who was Commander of the Royal Thai Army in 1992. Isarapong played a key role in the coup ag ...

, 32nd Minister of

and 28th Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army (b.1933). *July 13 – Paritat Bulbon, racing driver (b. 1970). *November 30 –

Surin Pitsuwan Surin Abdul Halim bin Ismail Pitsuwan ( th, สุรินทร์ พิศสุวรรณ; Jawi: سورين عبدالحاليم بن اسماعيل ڤيتسووان; October 28, 1949 – November 30, 2017) was a Thai diplomat and politici ...

, diplomat and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997–2001) and Secretary General of

ASEAN ASEAN ( , ), officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, militar ...

(b. 1949). *December 15 – George Yod Phimphisan, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of

Udon Thani Udon Thani ( th, อุดรธานี, ) is a city in Isan (Northeast Thailand), the capital of Udon Thani Province and with a population of approximately 430,000 in its urban area the 7th largest city in the country. The city municipality ...

(b. 1933).Bishop George Yod Phimphisan, (1933-2017): A man who knew to value communication and media
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References

External links

{{Year in Asia, 2017 2010s in Thailand Years of the 21st century in Thailand