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Prayut Chan-o-cha

1954 - Today

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Prayut Chan-o-cha (sometimes spelled Prayuth Chan-ocha; Thai: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา, pronounced [prā.jút tɕān.ʔōː.tɕʰāː] ; born 21 March 1954) is a former Thai politician, army officer and dictator who became the 29th prime minister of Thailand after seizing power in the 2014 coup d'état and served until 2023. He was concurrently the minister of defence in his own government from 2019 to 2023. Prayut served as commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army from 2010 to 2014 and led the coup d'état which installed the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), the military junta which governed Thailand between 22 May 2014 and 10 July 2019. After his appointment as army chief in 2010, Prayut was characterised as a royalist and an opponent of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prayut Chan-o-cha is the 6,234th most popular politician (down from 4,604th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Thailand (down from 16th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Thai Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 6,234 out of 19,576. Before him are Juan María Bordaberry, Hisham III of Córdoba, Barthélemy Boganda, John Henry, Margrave of Moravia, Einar Gerhardsen, and Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark. After him are Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, Adherbal, Mehdi Ben Barka, Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, Timur Shah Durrani, and Ivan Vyhovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 87. Before him are Kailash Satyarthi, Kim Pyong-il, Mirza Delibašić, Rashad al-Alimi, Patsy Reddy, and Marco Tardelli. After him are Rafael Orozco Maestre, Seka, Eric Gerets, Andrei Karlov, Hrant Dink, and Jermaine Jackson.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 22 out of 186. Before him are Lisa (1997), Emmanuelle Arsan (1932), Chaleo Yoovidhya (1923), Yingluck Shinawatra (1967), Rama II of Siam (1767), and Rama III (1788). After him are Samak Sundaravej (1935), Somchai Wongsawat (1947), Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910), Thanin Kraivichien (1927), Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), and Narai (1629).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha ranks 16. Before him are Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), Pridi Banomyong (1900), Naresuan (1555), Rama II of Siam (1767), and Rama III (1788). After him are Samak Sundaravej (1935), Somchai Wongsawat (1947), Nouhak Phoumsavanh (1910), Thanin Kraivichien (1927), Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), and Narai (1629).

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