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Chalermchai Charuvastr

Thai general (1916–2009)

Chalermchai Charuvastr (Thai: เฉลิมชัย จารุวัสตร์, 1916–2009) was a Thai army general, hotelier and business executive, known for pioneering the Thai tourism industry and heading the Siam Piwat company, owner of multiple major shopping malls in the Siam area.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Chalermchai Charuvastr (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 1, 1916, died Aug 5, 2009.1

About

Chalermchai was a close aide of Sarit Thanarat, Thailand's strongman dictator prime minister from 1959 to 1963, and he served several government positions under Sarit. Like Sarit, he was a strong supporter of the monarchy. In 1960, he was appointed the first director of the Tourist Organisation of Thailand (now the Tourism Authority of Thailand), and became chairman of The Syndicate of Thai Hotels and Tourists Enterprises, the state-owned company that ran the Erawan Hotel. He also headed the Bangkok Intercontinental Hotels Company, which was established to run the Siam InterContinental Hotel and later became Siam Piwat.

From Wikipedia’s article on Chalermchai Charuvastr, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: politician.5

  • 1979 to 1980Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand4
  • Date not recordedFounded Siam Piwat3

Personal life

  • CitizenshipThailand6

Awards

  • Date not recordedGrand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Thailand7
  • Date not recordedGrand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant7

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