Kukrit Pramoj
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Mom Rajawongse Kukrit Pramoj |
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| คึกฤทธิ์ ปราโมช | |
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| 13th Prime Minister of Thailand | |
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In office 14 March 1975 – 20 April 1976 |
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| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Preceded by | Seni Pramoj |
| Succeeded by | Seni Pramoj |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 April 1911 In Buri, Singburi, Siam |
| Died | 9 October 1995 (aged 84) Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Political party | Social Action Party |
| Spouse(s) | M.L. Pakpring Thongyai (Divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
| Profession | Scholar, writer |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
Royal Thai Army Royal Thai Aide-De-Camp |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Battles/wars | Pacific war |
Mom Rajawongse (M.R.) Kukrit Pramoj (Thai คึกฤทธิ์ ปราโมช; rtgs: Khuek-rit Pramot, Thai pronunciation: [kʰ´ɯk.rít praːmôːt]) (20 April 1911 – 9 October 1995) was a Thai politician and scholar. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand 1973-1974 and was the thirteenth Prime Minister of Thailand, serving in office from 1975 to 1976. Also a member of the Thai royal family, he was the great-grandson of King Rama II. He also portrayed the Prime Minister of the fictional country of "Sarkhan" in the 1963 motion picture The Ugly American with Marlon Brando.
He was born on 20 April 1911 at Sing Buri Province into an aristocratic family with Chinese ancestry. The son of Brigadier General HH Prince Khamrob and his wife Daeng (Bunnag), his older brother was M.R. Seni Pramoj while his great-grandmother, Ampha, was of Chinese descent and was a consort of Rama II. He served as a corporal during the Franco-Thai War in 1940. Like many upper class Thais of his generation, his parents sent him and his siblings to boarding schools in England including Trent College. He finished his bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from Queen's College, University of Oxford.
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