Sippanondha Ketudat
Sippanondha Ketudat ( Thai : สิ ป ป นนท์ เกตุ ทัต , * February 23, 1931 , † July 16, 2006 in Bangkok ) was a Thai physicist and politician who has served as Thailand's education and industry minister for many years . He was also in charge of the Thai education reform as well as the development of the east coast of the country for the extraction of oil .
Life
Sippanondha studied at the Triam Udom Suksa School and graduated from Dhurakij Pundit University in Bangkok at the University of California, Los Angeles ( Bachelor's degree in 1953) and at Harvard University , where he studied nuclear physics in 1957 PhD . He then embarked on an extensive career in academic administration, government, politics, industry and the business sector. Sippanondha Ketudat died on 16 July 2006 at the Sirirat Hospital in Bangkok to bone cancer .
job
Sippanondha served his country in numerous functions. He was among other things
- Member of Parliament (1973–1975)
- Minister of Education (1980–1981)
- Minister of Industry (1985–1986)
- Senator (1983–1989, 1996–2000)
- Founding President of the National Petrochemical Corporation
- Chairman of the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching in Science and Technology
- Professor of Physics at Chulalongkorn University (1958–1971)
- Member of numerous boards of trustees of Thai and foreign universities (including Dhurakij Pundit University, United Nations University and Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (Mexico)) and between 1976 and 1982 of the Asian Institute of Technology (Bangkok)
- President of the Policy Committee of the Thailand Research Fund
effect
- Sippanondha received nine honorary doctorates from Thai universities and teaching institutes throughout his life .
- The Sippanondha Prize is awarded annually by the Sippanondha Ketudat Foundation, the National Institute of Educational Testing Service and the Thai Academy of Science and Technology to the best graduates of the nationwide O-NET educational test.
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- Biography (Thai)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sippanondha Ketudat |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Thai nuclear physicist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1931 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 2006 |
| Place of death | Bangkok |