Thanin Kraivichien

Thanin Kraivichien
ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร
Thanin in 2011
Acting President of the Privy Council
In office
13 October 2016 – 1 December 2016
MonarchVajiralongkorn (King)
Prem Tinsulanonda (Regent)
Preceded byPrem Tinsulanonda
Succeeded byPrem Tinsulanonda
14th Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
8 October 1976 – 20 October 1977
MonarchBhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded bySangad Chaloryu (de facto)
Succeeded bySangad Chaloryu (de facto)
Personal details
Born(1927-04-05)5 April 1927
Bangkok, Siam
Died23 February 2025(2025-02-23) (aged 97)
Spouse(s)Karen Andersen (1928–1995)[1]
Children5
Alma mater
Profession
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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

  1. ↑ KAREN KRAIVIXIEN
  2. ↑ Chris Baker; Pasuk Phongpaichit (2009), A History of Thailand (Second ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 192, ISBN 978-0521-767-682
  3. ↑ "Former PM Thanin appointed president of Privy Council". Nation. 19 October 2016.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Thailand’s 14th Prime Minister dies at 97
  6. ↑ ธานินทร์ กรัยวิเชียร อดีตนายกรัฐมนตรี ถึงแก่อสัญกรรม ในวัย 97 ปี (in Thai)