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Prawit Wongsuwon

1945 - Today

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Prawit Wongsuwon (Thai: ประวิตร วงษ์สุวรรณ, RTGS: Prawit Wongsuwan, pronounced [prà.wít wōŋ.sù.wān]; born 11 August 1945) is a Thai politician and retired army officer who served as the First deputy prime minister from 2014 to 2023, Minister of Defence from 2008 to 2011 during the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and from 2014 to 2019 in the first government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. He also previously served as the deputy chairman of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), a military junta which ruled Thailand from 2014 to 2019. From 2004 to 2005 he was the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army (RTA). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prawit Wongsuwon has received more than 63,839 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Prawit Wongsuwon is the 11,412th most popular politician, the 55th most popular biography from Thailand and the 42nd most popular Thai Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prawit Wongsuwon ranks 11,412 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaius Flaminius, Waldrada, Luis Abinader, Lothar Bisky, Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg, and Lyudmila Zhivkova. After him are Lutipri, Marcantonio Giustinian, Saara Kuugongelwa, Teres I, Joseph Vendryes, and François Buzot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Prawit Wongsuwon ranks 280. Before him are David D. Friedman, Pietro Grasso, Sammy Gravano, Rüdiger Safranski, Bruno Nuytten, and Adrienne Barbeau. After him are Zdeňka Vávrová, Jim Davis, Ali Akbar Velayati, Leif G. W. Persson, Jean-Claude Izzo, and Terence Davies.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Prawit Wongsuwon ranks 55 out of 186. Before him are Kukrit Pramoj (1911), Chatichai Choonhavan (1920), Thanin Kraivichien (1927), Seni Pramoj (1905), Borommatrailokkanat (1431), and Prasat Thong (1599). After him are Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (1887), Saovabha Phongsri (1861), Apasra Hongsakula (1947), Anand Panyarachun (1932), Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932), and Sunthorn Phu (1786).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Prawit Wongsuwon ranks 42. Before him are Kukrit Pramoj (1911), Chatichai Choonhavan (1920), Thanin Kraivichien (1927), Seni Pramoj (1905), Borommatrailokkanat (1431), and Prasat Thong (1599). After him are Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (1887), Anand Panyarachun (1932), Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932), Banharn Silpa-archa (1932), Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), and Damrong Rajanubhab (1862).

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