Bhichit Rattakul
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Bhichit Rattakul (Template:Langx, RTGS: Script error: No such module "lang"., born August 30, 1946) is a Thai politician who served as the governor of Bangkok from 1996 to 2000 and the science deputy minister of Thailand.[1] He is the son of former foreign minister and deputy prime minister Bhichai Rattakul and is of Thai Chinese descent.[2][3]
Early life and educations
Bhichit earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1976 and was instrumental in the September 2000 Thailand visit of LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley.[4] As of May 2008, Bhichit serves as Director of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, which is run under the auspices of the United Nations.[5]
Honours
- Knight grand Cross in the Order of the White Elephant.
- Knight grand Cross in the Order of the Crown of Thailand.
- Knight grand Commander in the Order of Chula Chom Klao.
- Knight grand Cross by the Emperor of Japa.[6]
References
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- 1946 births
- Governors of Bangkok
- Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University alumni
- Brigham Young University alumni
- Living people
- Deputy ministers of Thailand
- Thais United politicians
- Democrat Party (Thailand) politicians
- Members of the Senate of Thailand
- Thai politicians of Chinese descent