The Shinawatra family (Thai: ชินวัตร; RTGS: Chinnawat; Thai pronunciation: [tɕʰīn.nā.wát]) is a wealthy and powerful Thai-Hakka family. Here is a list of prominent family members:
- Seng Sae Khu, Hakka immigrant to Thailand who made a fortune through various businesses; following the 1938 Thaification, his son changed his surname to Shinawatra and the rest of the family followed suit
- Chaiyasit Shinawatra (born 1945), former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army and Thaksin's cousin
- Somchai Wongsawat (born 1947), former Thai Prime Minister and Thaksin's brother-in-law
- Thaksin Shinawatra (born 1949), former telecommunications billionaire, former Thai Prime Minister, and Seng Sae Khu's great-grandson
- Yingluck Shinawatra (born 1967), former Thai Prime Minister and Thaksin's sister.
- Potjaman Shinawatra (born 1956), Thaksin's former wife
- Yaowaret Shinawatra, member of a subcommittee of the Education Council of Thailand,[1] Mother of the Year 2012, and Thaksin's sister
- Panthongtae Shinawatra (born 1979), businessman and Thaksin's son
- Paethongtarn Shinawatra (born 1986), businesswoman and Thaksin's daughter. Currently Chairwoman of the Pheu Thai Party's Advisory Committee on Participation and Innovation.
- Chayika Wongnapachant (1979), assistant to Yingluck Shinawatra and Yaowaret Shinawatra's daughter (thus Thaksin and Yingluck's niece)
Shinawatra ชินวัตร Saekhu (丘家) | |
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Parent family | Qiū family |
Current region | Chiang Mai |
Place of origin | Fengshun, Meizhou, Guangdong, China |
Founded | 1911 |
Founder | Seng Saekhu (1911, immigrant) Sak Shinawatra (1938, adopted surname) |
Titles | Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2006, 2011-2014) |
Connected families | House of Na Chiengmai Damapong family Na Pombejra family Wongsawat family |
See also
- Shinawatra University, private university in Thailand initiated by Thaksin Shinawatra, now renamed Metharath University
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