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Sonthi Boonyaratglin

1946 - Today

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Sonthi Boonyaratglin (Thai: สนธิ บุญยรัตกลิน, RTGS: Sonthi Bunyaratkalin, IPA: [sǒn.tʰíʔ bun.já.rát.kà.lin]; born 2 October 1946) is a Thai former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army and former head of the Council for National Security, the military junta that ruled the kingdom. He was the first Muslim in charge of the army of the mostly Buddhist country. On 19 September 2006, he became the de facto head of government of Thailand after overthrowing the elected government in a coup d'état. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sonthi Boonyaratglin has received more than 201,520 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Sonthi Boonyaratglin is the 11,879th most popular politician (down from 11,132nd in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Thailand (down from 47th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Thai Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sonthi Boonyaratglin ranks 11,879 out of 15,577Before him are Herman V, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Tithraustes, Herman III, Duke of Swabia, Johan Pitka, Theobald VI, Count of Blois, and Henry Oldenburg. After him are Tom Hayden, Ranulf I of Aquitaine, Gabi Ashkenazi, Doğu Perinçek, Sergey Mironov, and George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Sonthi Boonyaratglin ranks 329Before him are Farag Foda, Vladimir Solovyov, Antonio Fargas, Colin Bell, Lesley Ann Warren, and Andrew Davis. After him are Nicola Piovani, Martin Barre, Colin Burgess, Robert Fisk, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and Hanan Ashrawi.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Sonthi Boonyaratglin ranks 51 out of 155Before him are Saovabha Phongsri (1861), Buddhadasa (1906), Kukrit Pramoj (1911), Apasra Hongsakula (1947), Phraya Manopakorn Nititada (1884), and Seni Pramoj (1905). After him are Chatichai Choonhavan (1920), Thanin Kraivichien (1927), Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932), Suraphol Sombatcharoen (1930), Rambai Barni (1904), and Anand Panyarachun (1932).

Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Sonthi Boonyaratglin ranks 36Before him are Surayud Chulanont (1943), Chuan Leekpai (1938), Wan Waithayakon (1891), Kukrit Pramoj (1911), Phraya Manopakorn Nititada (1884), and Seni Pramoj (1905). After him are Chatichai Choonhavan (1920), Thanin Kraivichien (1927), Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1932), Anand Panyarachun (1932), Pote Sarasin (1905), and Damrong Rajanubhab (1862).