Thanin Kraivichien
Appearance
Thanin Kraivichien | |
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ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร | |
![]() Thanin in 2011 | |
Acting President of the Privy Council | |
In office 13 October 2016 – 1 December 2016 | |
Monarch | Vajiralongkorn (King) Prem Tinsulanonda (Regent) |
Preceded by | Prem Tinsulanonda |
Succeeded by | Prem Tinsulanonda |
14th Prime Minister of Thailand | |
In office 8 October 1976 – 20 October 1977 | |
Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
Preceded by | Sangad Chaloryu (de facto) |
Succeeded by | Sangad Chaloryu (de facto) |
Personal details | |
Born | Bangkok, Siam | 5 April 1927
Died | 23 February 2025 | (aged 97)
Spouse(s) | Karen Andersen (1928–1995)[1] |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | |
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Thanin Kraivichien (April 5, 1927 – February 23, 2025), Thai: ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร RTGS: Thanin Kraiwichian, Thai pronunciation: [tʰaː.nin krai.wí.t͡ɕʰian]; first name also spelled "Tanin", last name "Kraivixien" or "Kraivichian") was a Thai lawyer and politician. He was the 14th prime minister of Thailand between 1976 and 1977.[2] and became its president in 2016.[3] With the death of Prem Tinsulanonda in May 2019, he became the oldest living former Thai Prime Minister.[4]
Kraivichien died on February 23, 2025 in Bangkok at the age of 97.[5][6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ KAREN KRAIVIXIEN
- ↑ Chris Baker; Pasuk Phongpaichit (2009), A History of Thailand (Second ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 192, ISBN 978-0521-767-682
- ↑ "Former PM Thanin appointed president of Privy Council". Nation. 19 October 2016.
- ↑ Mydans, Seth (26 May 2019). "Prem Tinsulanonda, Former Thai Premier and Adviser to King, Dies at 98". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ↑ Thailand’s 14th Prime Minister dies at 97
- ↑ ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร อดีตนายกรัฐมนตรี ถึงแก่อสัญกรรม ในวัย 97 ปี (in Thai)