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Shinawatra
ชินวัตร
Saekhu (丘家)
Family cemetery in San Kamphaeng
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
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
Paetongtarn 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)
The Shinawatrafamily (Thai: ชินวัตร; RTGS: Chinnawat; Thai pronunciation: [tɕʰīn.nā.wát]) is a wealthy and powerful Thai-Hakka family. Here is a list...
Thaksin Shinawatra (born 26 July 1949) is a Thai businessman and politician. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, and was the Prime Minister...
is the current leader of the Pheu Thai Party. A member of the Shinawatra political family, she is the youngest daughter and niece of the two former Thai...
January 2006, the Shinawatrafamily sold their entire stake in Shin Corporation to Temasek Holdings. The Shinawatra and Damapong families netted about 73...
coup, Srettha had connections with two Thai Prime Ministers from the Shinawatrafamily. In late 2022, he announced his intention to join the Pheu Thai Party...
Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. In February 2014, in a conflict between the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PRDC) and Shinawatra, the PDRC called for...
Panthongtae Shinawatra (Thai: พานทองแท้ ชินวัตร; RTGS: Phanthongthae Chinnawat; nicknamed Oak; born 2 December 1979) is the only son of former Thai Prime...
"Shinawatra Computer Service and Investment" by Thaksin Shinawatra, who later became the Prime Minister of Thailand. The sale of Shinawatrafamily's stake...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra (Thai: ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; RTGS: Chaiyasit Chinnawat; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army. He...
The 2006 sale of the Shinawatrafamily's share of Shin Corporation (ShinCorp) to Temasek Holdings caused great controversy in Thailand. The sale was in...
prime minister to not come from the military or be related to the Shinawatrafamily. Born in England to Thai parents, Abhisit also holds British citizenship...
Saekhu (Thai: ง่วนเส็ง แซ่คู) was a tax farmer and the patriarch of the Shinawatra clan. Seng was born in Fengshun, Meizhou, Guangdong to Chao Saekhu. Seng...
the 2006 coup unseating the government of his brother-in-law, Thaksin Shinawatra. He joined the PPP which won the December 2007 parliamentary elections...
because Sumalee Tovichakchaikul (Surapong's aunt) was married to Satien Shinawatra, Thaksin's uncle. Surapong has 2 children: Nuttapong Tovichakchaikul and...
Thailand 2011–2014 Shinawatrafamily This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Prime Minister Shinawatra. If an internal link...
against the background of a political crisis in Thailand between the Shinawatrafamily – who had won all recent elections and were popular among the poor...
Thaksin Shinawatra was the 23rd prime minister of Thailand. As prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra initiated many policies affecting the economy, public...
Juangroongruangkit family Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Deputy Prime Minister Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (nephew), Leader of Future Forward Party Shinawatrafamily Thaksin...
Ching-kuo both served as President In Thailand, siblings Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra both served as Prime Minister In Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow,...
the military junta can snuff out the political influence of the Shinawatrafamily. In November 2016, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha pledged to improve...
in Thailand on Sunday, 2 February 2014, after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra asked King Bhumibol Adulyadej to dissolve parliament more than a year...
suspected of being linked to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. At the time, the Shinawatrafamily's sales of the Shin Corps shares were criticized for...
Mansour acquired Manchester City from former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. By 23 September 2008, the Abu Dhabi United Group, backed by Mansour,...
and chaired a major Bangkok law firm. In 2001, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra appointed Dr. Surakiart as Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position he...
2006, it was the ruling party under its founder, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. During its brief existence, Thai Rak Thai won the three general elections...
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