{"id":"anand-panyarachun","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anand-panyarachun","language":"en","name":"Anand Panyarachun","name_en":"Anand Panyarachun","name_ne":null,"description":"Thai politician","headline":"Thai politician","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Anand Panyarachun is a Thai retired politician who served as the Prime Minister of Thailand for two terms, first from 1991 to 1992 and again for a brief period during the latter half of 1992. He was effective in initiating economic and political reforms, one of which was the drafting of Thailand's \"People's Constitution\", which was promulgated in 1997 and abrogated in 2006. Anand received a Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 1997. He was a supporter of liberal corporatism.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"9 August 1932","date":"1932-08-09"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485702#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Bangkok","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1861"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485702#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Thailand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485702#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"economist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188094"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"banker","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q806798"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485702#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Democrat Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1186248"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485702#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Trinity College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q332342"},{"text":"Dulwich College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1264867"},{"text":"Bangkok Christian College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4855194"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485702#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Mom Rajawongse Sodsri Panyarachun","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16141507"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485702#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of Thailand (10 June 1992 – 1 October 1992)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12376089","start":"1992-06-10","end":"1992-10-01"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Thailand (2 March 1991 – 7 April 1992)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12376089","start":"1991-03-02","end":"1992-04-07"},{"text":"ambassador of Thailand to Germany (1977–1978)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30152327","start":"1977","end":"1978"},{"text":"Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (12 August 1975 – 11 March 1977)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140739360","start":"1975-08-12","end":"1977-03-11"},{"text":"ambassador","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121998"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485702#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10901470"},{"text":"Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12201445"},{"text":"Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17200661"},{"text":"Ramon Magsaysay Award","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q777181","date":"1997"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63072128"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485702#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Panyarachun","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485702"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Anand Panyarachun born?","a":"Anand Panyarachun was born on 9 August 1932 in Bangkok."},{"q":"What positions has Anand Panyarachun held?","a":"Positions held by Anand Panyarachun include: Prime Minister of Thailand (1992–1992); Prime Minister of Thailand (1991–1992); ambassador of Thailand to Germany (1977–1978); Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1975–1977); ambassador."},{"q":"Where did Anand Panyarachun study?","a":"Anand Panyarachun was educated at Trinity College, Dulwich College, Bangkok Christian College."}],"related":[{"name":"Anutin Charnvirakul","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anutin-charnvirakul"},{"name":"Thanom Kittikachorn","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thanom-kittikachorn"},{"name":"Yingluck Shinawatra","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/yingluck-shinawatra"},{"name":"Thanin Kraivichien","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thanin-kraivichien"},{"name":"Plaek Phibunsongkhram","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/plaek-phibunsongkhram"},{"name":"Thaksin Shinawatra","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thaksin-shinawatra"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Anand_Panyarachun.jpg/960px-Anand_Panyarachun.jpg","width":640,"height":900,"license":"CC BY 2.0","credit":"Government of Thailand","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anand_Panyarachun.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Anand Panyarachun","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Panyarachun","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q485702","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485702","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Anand Panyarachun.jpg by Government of Thailand (CC BY 2.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anand_Panyarachun.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Anand Panyarachun, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Anand Panyarachun.jpg — Government of Thailand, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Anand Panyarachun\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/anand-panyarachun. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T06:42:42Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/anand-panyarachun","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/anand-panyarachun","ne":null}}