Prem Tinsulanonda
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Prem Tinsulanonda MPCh MWM PC NR SR PPh PrC |
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| เปรม ติณสูลานนท์ | |
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| Regent of Thailand | |
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In office 13 October 2016 – 1 December 2016 |
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| Monarch | Maha Vajiralongkorn |
| Prime Minister | Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| President of the Privy Council of Thailand | |
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Assumed office 4 September 1998 |
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| Monarch |
Bhumibol Adulyadej Vajiralongkorn |
| Preceded by | Sanya Dharmasakti |
| 16th Prime Minister of Thailand | |
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In office 3 March 1980 – 4 August 1988 |
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| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Preceded by | Kriangsak Chamanan |
| Succeeded by | Chatichai Choonhavan |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 24 May 1979 – 5 August 1986 |
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| Prime Minister | Kriangsak Chomanan; himself |
| Preceded by | Kriangsak Chomanan |
| Succeeded by | Phaniang Kantrat |
| Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army | |
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In office 1 October 1978 – 25 August 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Serm Na Nakhon |
| Succeeded by | Prayuth Jarumanee |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 August 1920 Songkhla, Songkhla, Siam |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Political party | non-partisan (Military) |
| Alma mater |
Royal Thai Army Academy; United States Army Armor School, Fort Knox |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Thailand
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Thai Army
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| Years of service | 1941–86 |
| Rank |
 General (Phon Ek) |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief (1978-81) |
| Battles/wars |
Franco-Thai War World War II Communist insurgency campaigns |
General Prem Tinsulanonda (Thai: เปรม ติณสูลานนท์; rtgs: Prem Tinnasulanon; IPA: [prēːm tīn.ná.sǔː.lāː.nōn]; born 26 August 1920) is a retired Thai military officer who served as Prime Minister of Thailand from 3 March 1980 to 4 August 1988. As president of the Privy Council, he served as Regent of Thailand from the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on 13 October 2016, until the 1 December 2016 proclamation of Vajiralongkorn as King.
During the Thai political crisis of the mid-2000s, he was accused by deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his supporters of masterminding the 2006 coup, as well as in the appointment of the post-coup legislature and Interim Government of Surayud Chulanont. The military junta that ousted Thaksin denied that Prem had any important political role.
Prem, as the Chief of the Privy Council, was a leader ostensibly in promoting King Bhumibol's ideologies and royal projects, though he sometimes represented himself as being the voice of the king. He urged Thai society to follow the king's advice and himself founded several welfare projects related to education, drug suppression, poverty, and national unity. A southerner, Prem has also dealt personally with trying to resolve the South Thailand insurgency.
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