Background
Srivaddhanaprabha was born into a Thai Chinese family.
Srivaddhanaprabha was born into a Thai Chinese family.
In December 2009, King Power received the royal warrant from the King of Thailand in a ceremony attended by Raksriaksorn.
He is ranked by Forbes magazine as the 9th richest man in Thailand. Vichai purchased English football club Leicester City in August 2010 following a three-year shirt sponsorship deal. On 10 February 2011, he was named chairman of Leicester City while continuing as owner.
In his spare time he is an avid polo player and owns the VR Club in Bangkok.
Vichai was also the president of Ham Club in London between 2008 and 2012. Thailand Association was founded by Mr Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in August 1998, and was given national status as the Thailand association in January 2004.
Quotations: "lieutenant is our family’s greatest honour to receive this royally granted surname".