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Surayud Chulanont

1943 - Today

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Surayud Chulanont (Thai: สุรยุทธ์ จุลานนท์, RTGS: Surayut Chulanon, IPA: [sù.rá.jút t͡ɕù.laː.non]; born 28 August 1943) is a Thai politician. He was the prime minister of Thailand and head of Thailand's interim government between 2006 and 2008. He is a former supreme commander of the Royal Thai Army and is currently Privy Councilor to King Vajiralongkorn. Surayud came from a military family, but his father defected from the Royal Thai Army to the Communist Party of Thailand when Surayud was a boy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Surayud Chulanont is the 7,982nd most popular politician (up from 8,619th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Thailand (up from 39th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Thai Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Surayud Chulanont ranks 7,982 out of 19,576. Before him are Arpa Ke'un, Ibrahim Muteferrika, Mirko Cvetković, Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Yi Yin, and Heinrich von Brentano. After him are Ibzan, Soong Ai-ling, Ii Naomasa, Morarji Desai, Emperor Gao of Southern Qi, and Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Surayud Chulanont ranks 184. Before him are Björn Waldegård, Christine McVie, David Morrell, Tadao Onishi, Louis E. Brus, and Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Jean Zerbo, Martin Campbell, Rolf Stommelen, Edward Herrmann, Charles H. Bennett, and Joan Manuel Serrat.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Surayud Chulanont ranks 34 out of 186. Before him are Narai (1629), Sarit Thanarat (1908), Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Kriengsak Kovitvanit (1949), and Uthong (1314). After him are Srettha Thavisin (1962), Ajahn Chah (1918), Jacques Vergès (1924), Sirindhorn (1955), Srinagarindra (1900), and Chuan Leekpai (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Surayud Chulanont ranks 27. Before him are Thanom Kittikachorn (1911), Narai (1629), Sarit Thanarat (1908), Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), and Uthong (1314). After him are Srinagarindra (1900), Chuan Leekpai (1938), Ekkathat (1800), Sonthi Boonyaratglin (1946), Mahidol Adulyadej (1892), and Seni Pramoj (1905).

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