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Prawit Wongsuwon

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Prawit Wongsuwon (Thai: ประวิตร วงษ์สุวรรณ, RTGS: Prawit Wongsuwan, pronounced [prà.wít wōŋ.sù.wān]; born 11 August 1945) is a Thai politician and retired army officer who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand from 2014 to 2023, Minister of Defence from 2008 to 2011 during the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and from 2014 to 2019 in the first government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. He also previously served as the deputy chairman of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), a military junta which ruled Thailand from 2014 to 2019. From 2004 to 2005 he was the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army (RTA). In 2022, he briefly became acting prime minister of Thailand after Prayut was briefly suspended from carrying out his duties as Prime Minister of Thailand by the Constitutional Court of Thailand after the court agreed to take up the case on whether Prayut had exceeded the constitutional term limit for the office of prime minister. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prawit Wongsuwon is the 13,937th most popular politician (down from 11,410th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 55th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Thai Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prawit Wongsuwon ranks 13,937 out of 19,576. Before him are Anaxander, Otar Patsatsia, Edward Douglass White, Erkki Tuomioja, Maxtla, and Edward Everett. After him are Tshering Tobgay, Stephen I of Croatia, Alger Hiss, Vjekoslav Bevanda, Ho Ching, and Martin Bangemann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Prawit Wongsuwon ranks 383. Before him are Huell Howser, Francisco Rodríguez, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Iccho Itoh, Kent Karlsson, and Alcindo. After him are Betty Mahmoody, Philippe Rousselot, Raila Odinga, Kadir Topbaş, Christian Noël, and István Juhász.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Prawit Wongsuwon ranks 68 out of 186. Before him are Sanya Dharmasakti (1907), Suraphol Sombatcharoen (1930), Damrong Rajanubhab (1862), Apasra Hongsakula (1947), Pote Sarasin (1905), and Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (1948). After him are Thongchai McIntyre (1958), Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (1887), Borommatrailokkanat (1431), Rambai Barni (1904), Kriangsak Chamanan (1917), and Srirasmi Suwadee (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Prawit Wongsuwon ranks 49. Before him are Mangrai (1238), Phraya Manopakorn Nititada (1884), Sanya Dharmasakti (1907), Damrong Rajanubhab (1862), Pote Sarasin (1905), and Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (1948). After him are Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (1887), Borommatrailokkanat (1431), Kriangsak Chamanan (1917), Chavarat Charnvirakul (1936), Supachai Panitchpakdi (1946), and Thawan Thamrongnawasawat (1901).

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