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The Shinawatra family (
Thai: ชินวัตร;
RTGS: Chinnawat; Thai pronunciation:[tɕʰīn.nā.wát]) is a wealthy and powerful
Thai-Hakka family. Here is a list of prominent family members:
Seng Sae Khu, Hakka immigrant to Thailand who made a fortune through various businesses; following the 1938
Thaification, his son changed his surname to Shinawatra and the rest of the family followed suit
Chaiyasit Shinawatra (born 1945), former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army and Thaksin's cousin
Somchai Wongsawat (born 1947), former Thai Prime Minister and Thaksin's brother-in-law
Thaksin Shinawatra (born 1949), former telecommunications billionaire, former Thai Prime Minister, and Seng Sae Khu's great-grandson
Yingluck Shinawatra (born 1967), former Thai Prime Minister and Thaksin's sister.
Paethongtarn Shinawatra (born 1986), businesswoman and Thaksin's daughter. Currently Chairwoman of the
Pheu Thai Party's Advisory Committee on Participation and Innovation.
Chayika Wongnapachant (1979), assistant to Yingluck Shinawatra and Yaowaret Shinawatra's daughter (thus Thaksin and Yingluck's niece)
See also
Shinawatra University, private university in Thailand initiated by Thaksin Shinawatra, now renamed Metharath University