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Thaksin Shinawatra

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Thaksin Shinawatra (Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัตร, RTGS: Thaksin Chinnawat [tʰák.sǐn tɕʰīn.nā.wát] ; born 26 July 1949) is a Thai businessman and politician who was the 23rd prime minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. Since 2009 he has also been a citizen of Montenegro. Thaksin founded the mobile phone operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) and the information technology and telecommunications conglomerate Shin Corporation in 1987, ultimately making him one of the richest people in Thailand. He founded the Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT) in 1998 and, after a landslide electoral victory, became prime minister in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thaksin Shinawatra is the 1,702nd most popular politician (up from 2,164th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Thailand (up from 6th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Thai Politician.

Thaksin Shinawatra is most famous for being the Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001-2006. He was overthrown in a military coup and has been living in exile since 2008.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thaksin Shinawatra ranks 1,702 out of 19,576. Before him are Afonso IV of Portugal, Abdul Latif Rashid, Christian III of Denmark, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, Musaylimah, and Léon Blum. After him are Peter of Castile, Josiah, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Zoran Đinđić, and Vasili III of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Thaksin Shinawatra ranks 33. Before him are Slavoj Žižek, Sandra Mason, Mohammed Shahabuddin, Jessica Lange, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and Jeff Bridges. After him are Ken Follett, Han Duck-soo, Alla Pugacheva, Thomas Sankara, Arif Alvi, and George Foreman.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra ranks 3 out of 186. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952), and Chulalongkorn (1853). After him are Mongkut (1804), Sirikit (1932), Taksin (1734), Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Pridi Banomyong (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra ranks 3. Before him are Vajiralongkorn (1952), and Chulalongkorn (1853). After him are Mongkut (1804), Sirikit (1932), Taksin (1734), Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Pridi Banomyong (1900).

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