Chirayu Isarangkun na Ayutthaya

Chirayu Isarangkun Na Ayutthaya ( Thai : จิ รา ยุ อิ ศ ราง กู ร ณ อยุธยา ; born November 12, 1942 in Bangkok ) is a Thai economist and court official. From 1987 to 2018 he was General Director of the Crown Property Bureau in Thailand , which administers the royal property, and was Chief Chamberlain of the Royal Court Office. In 2016 he rose to the rank of First Chief Chamberlain. Chirayu is an avowed supporter of the philosophy of moderate economic management ("sufficiency economy"), for which King Bhumibol Adulyadej advocated. He has been a member of King Maha Vajiralongkorn's Privy Council since 2018 .

Origin and education

The Isarangkun family is a distant branch of the Chakri dynasty . The predicate na Ayutthaya takes account of the distant royal descent. Chirayu's father Charunphan was a diplomat, foreign minister and a member of King Bhumibol's Privy Council . Chirayu attended St. Gabriel School in Bangkok and after 10th grade moved to King's College School in Wimbledon (London) , where he obtained his A-levels in 1960 . He then studied at the London School of Economics Economics , where he made his 1964 Bachelor (Honors) degree and a doctorate in 1971 at the Australian National University .

career

From 1976 to 1979 Chirayu was dean of the economics faculty of the state's National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA). Under Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda , Chirayu became Minister for Industry in 1985 and a year later in the Prime Minister's Office. After campaigning for a controversial tantalum factory in Phuket , which angry local residents burned down for fear of toxic waste, he was faced with allegations of corruption that could not be substantiated.

A little later, on July 27, 1987, King Bhumibol appointed him General Director of the Crown Property Bureau (CBP), which administers the royal property. He also appointed him chief chamberlain of the royal court office. He sits on the boards of directors of several companies in which the CPB has substantial interests. He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deves Insurance since 1987 . During and after the Asian crisis , he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Siam Cement , one of Thailand's largest companies, from 1998 to 1999 , and of Siam Commercial Bank , Thailand's second largest bank , from 1998 to 2007 . From 2007 to 2018 he again chaired the Board of Directors of Siam Cement.

Furthermore, he has been chairman of the NIDA university council since 1998. He also directs a number of foundations under the auspices of the Royal Family, including the Sai Jai Thai Foundation (for wounded and disabled veterans and their families), the Royal Projects Foundation, and the Queen's Foundation for Complementary Employment (for farmers).

In March 2018, King Maha Vajiralongkorn replaced Chirayu as director of the CPB and chief steward with Satitpong Sukvimol . He appointed Chirayu to his Privy Council .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Weena Noppakunthong: Clarifying sufficiency economy through education . Bangkok Post, November 20, 2007.
2. ↑ Achara Deboonme: Sufficiency economy taking firm roots. ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Nation, July 6, 2011, last accessed August 10, 2012  
3. ^ Appointed: Chirayu Isarangkun na Ayuthaya. Asiaweek, Volume 13, 1987, p. 291.
4. ↑ Corporate Profile: Board of Directors, Chirayu Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya. ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. SCG Siam Cemet Group. Retrieved May 31, 2013.  
5. ↑ Executive Profile: Chirayu Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
6. ↑ Executive Profile: Chirayu Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
7. ↑ Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, Chirayu, Brief Biography. Reuters. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
8. ^ King announces new lord chamberlain, Crown Property Bureau chief. In: The Nation , March 12, 2018.

Note on Thai names : This article addresses people by their first name.