Lek Nana
Lek Nana ( Thai : เล็ก นานา ; * 1924 ; † April 1, 2010 in Bangkok ) was a Thai businessman and politician .
biography
Lek Nana came from a Muslim family who immigrated to Thailand from India and was one of the founders of the Democratic Party (Phak Prachathipat) alongside Khuang Aphaiwong in April 1946 . Later he was elected several times as a DP candidate for a member of the Thai House of Representatives.
In February 1975 he was appointed Deputy Foreign Minister in his cabinet by Prime Minister Seni Pramoj . He kept this office in the subsequent government of Kukrit Pramoj and again of Seni Pramoj until his overthrow in the course of the student protests at Thammasat University and their suppression in the massacre of October 6, 1976. He was thus a representative and close associate of the foreign ministers Chatichai Choonhavan and Bhichai Rattakul .
He was then Honorary Consul General of Iraq in Thailand until 1981 .
After Bhichai Rattakul became chairman of the Democratic Party in 1982, he was appointed General Secretary of the party in April. He held this office until April 1986.
On August 28, 1985, Prime Minister General Prem Tinsulanonda appointed him Minister of Science and Technology in his cabinet after the suicide of Damrong Latthapipat, of which he was a member until August 5, 1986.
Most recently he was a member of the party's advisory committee and finally resigned from this political office in 2003.
He was also a successful businessman and was one of the largest landowners in Bangkok . The fourth side street ( Soi 4) of Sukhumvit Street (Thanon Sukhumvit) was named after him as Soi Nana . In addition, he donated land on Rama IV Street (Thanon Phra Ram 4) in Soi Setsiri to the Democratic Party for the establishment of the party headquarters. He also donated land for the construction of the Princess Mother Memorial Park and a hospital . In particular, Lek Nana was the owner of land along the Thanon Sukhumvit at which a station of the Bangkok Skytrain , the Nana Hotel and the red light district Nana Plaza are named after him.
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| SURNAME | Lek Nana |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | thai politician and businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1924 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 2010 |
| Place of death | Bangkok |