10 Notable alumni of
Chiang Mai University

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Chiang Mai University is 2222nd in the world, 543rd in Asia, and 11th in Thailand by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Chiang Mai University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Yingluck Shinawatra

    Yingluck Shinawatra
    Born in
    Thailand Flag Thailand
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Enrolled in Chiang Mai University
    Graduated with Bachelor of Political Science
    Occupations
    politicianrefugeebusinesspersonentrepreneur
    Biography

    Yingluck Shinawatra MPCh MWM is a Thai businesswoman, politician and a member of the Pheu Thai Party who became the 28th prime minister of Thailand following the 2011 election. Yingluck was Thailand's first female prime minister and its youngest in over 60 years. She was removed from office on 7 May 2014 by a Constitutional Court decision.

  2. Suthep Thaugsuban

    Suthep Thaugsuban
    Born in
    Thailand Flag Thailand
    Years
    1949-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Suthep Thaugsuban is a Thai former politician and former Member of Parliament for Surat Thani province. Until 2011, he was secretary-general of the Democrat Party and a deputy prime minister under Abhisit Vejjajiva. He resigned his seat in Parliament in November 2013 to become the self-appointed Secretary-general of the People's Democratic Reform Committee, which was conducting mass protests trying to unseat the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. After the military coup of May 22, 2014, Suthep was temporarily detained and placed under arrest by the new junta. He was released after four days, retired from politics, and entered Buddhist monastichood from July 2014 to July 2015. Since, he became the leader of the Muan Maha Prachachon for Reform Foundation (the People’s Democratic Reform Foundation) that backed the junta sponsored Thai constitutional referendum, which had been put to a national referendum on 7 August 2016.

  3. Chaturon Chaisang

    Chaturon Chaisang
    Born in
    Thailand Flag Thailand
    Years
    1956-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    Chaturon Chaisang or Chaisaeng is a Thai politician. He was a government member for several terms, serving as Minister of Justice, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Education in the cabinets of Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra.

  4. Ekkaphong Jongkesakorn

    Ekkaphong Jongkesakorn
    Born in
    Thailand Flag Thailand
    Years
    1983-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Ekkaphong Jongkesakorn born on 30 January 1983, is a Thai actor.

  5. Thanawat Rattanakitpaisarn

    Thanawat Rattanakitpaisarn
    Born in
    Thailand Flag Thailand
    Years
    1998-.. (age 27)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan, nicknamed Khaotung (Thai: ข้าวตัง) is a Thai actor signed under GMMTV. He made his acting debut in 'Cause You're My Boy (2018) and is best known for his main roles in the television series Tonhon Chonlatee (2020), 55:15 Never Too Late (2021), The Eclipse (2022), and Only Friends (2023).

  6. Apirak Kosayodhin

    Apirak Kosayodhin
    Born in
    Thailand Flag Thailand
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    businesspersonpolitician
    Biography

    Apirak Kosayodhin is a former Thai business executive and former governor of Bangkok. In the gubernatorial elections on August 29, 2004 he won with 40% of the votes. He was re-elected on October 6, 2008, in the gubernatorial elections with 45% of the vote, but he resigned a month later after being indicted on charges of corruption.

  7. Kanit Sarasin

    Kanit Sarasin
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Kanit Sarasin, nicknamed Pe, is a Thai host and actor.

  8. Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana

    Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana
    Born in
    Thailand Flag Thailand
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana is a Thai officer and politician. He is a former director of the National Intelligence Agency from 2009 until 2014.

  9. Monthian Buntan

    Monthian Buntan
    Years
    1965-2024 (aged 59)
    Enrolled in Chiang Mai University
    Studied in 1988
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Monthian Buntan was a Thai blind social welfare administrator and politician. He was President of the Thailand Association of the Blind, and served in the Senate from 2008 to 2014 and again from 2019 to 2024. He was also a member of the National Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019.

  10. Philip Jablon

    Philip Jablon
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Occupations
    photographerwriter
    Biography

    Philip Jablon is an American independent researcher, known for photographing and documenting historic movie palaces and stand-alone movie theaters in Thailand and neighbouring countries through his blog, the Southeast Asia Movie Theater Project.

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