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Shinawatra, Thaksin was born on July 26, 1949 in Chiangmai, Thailand.
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Thaksin Shinawatra
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Thaksin Shinawatra, former prime minister of Thailand, retired telecommunications industry executive. Ousted in a military coup led by General Sondhi Boonyaratkalin, September 19, 2006, tried in absentia for income tax evasion and corruption. He was convicted on October 21, 2008 and sentenced to two years in prison.
Education
Graduate Poliva Cadet Academy, Thailand, 1973. Master of Arts criminal justice, Eastern Kentucky University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy criminal justice, Sam Houston State University, 1978.
Career
Police Lieutenant Colonel Royal Thai Police Department, Thailand, 1973—1987. Chairman of board Shinawatra Computer and Communications Public Limited company, 1987—1994. Leader Dharma Party, 1995—1996.
Leader and founder Thai Rak Thai Party, since 1998. Minister foreign affairs Government of Thailand, Bangkok, 1994—1995, deputy prime minister traffic and translations, 1995—1996, deputy prime minister, 1997, prime minister, 2001—2006, 2006. Economic advisor to Prime Minister Hun Sen Government of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, since 2009.
Founder THAICOM Foundation, 1993, vice chairman, since 1993. Member board director Asian Studies Institute, Chulalongkorn University, since 1995. District member Kasetsart University Council, since 1996.
Honorary member Police Cadet Academy Council, since 1996.
Achievements
Connections
Married Khunying Potjaman Shinawatra.
Awards
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Recipient Kiattiyod Jakdao award in Economic Development, Committee of Armed Dorces Prep School Foundation, 1992, Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Thailand, 1995, Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, 1996.Recipient Kiattiyod Jakdao award in Economic Development, Committee of Armed Dorces Prep School Foundation, 1992, Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Thailand, 1995, Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, 1996.