{"id":"kriangsak-chamanan","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kriangsak-chamanan","language":"en","name":"Kriangsak Chamanan","name_en":"Kriangsak Chamanan","name_ne":null,"description":"Thai politician (1917-2003)","headline":"Thai politician (1917-2003)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Kriangsak Chamanan was the 15th prime minister of Thailand, serving from 1977 to 1980. His tenure began when he assumed power following the October 1977 Thai coup d'état, and ended with his resignation in 1980. He concurrently served as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces from 1977 to 1978.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"17 December 1917","date":"1917-12-17"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561177#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Samut Sakhon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1359220"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561177#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"23 December 2003","date":"2003-12-23"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561177#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Bangkok","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1861"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561177#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Thailand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561177#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561177#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"independent politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327591"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561177#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"United States Army Command and General Staff College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1115050"},{"text":"Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1089417"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561177#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Minister of Finance of Thailand (24 May 1979 – 11 February 1980)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109349863","start":"1979-05-24","end":"1980-02-11"},{"text":"Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives (24 May 1979 – 29 February 1980)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114723750","start":"1979-05-24","end":"1980-02-29"},{"text":"Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (11 August 1978 – 22 April 1979)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16138351","start":"1978-08-11","end":"1979-04-22"},{"text":"Minister of Interior of Thailand (12 November 1977 – 11 August 1978)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18516400","start":"1977-11-12","end":"1978-08-11"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Thailand (11 November 1977 – 3 March 1980)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12376089","start":"1977-11-11","end":"1980-03-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561177#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of Chula Chom Klao","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1670869"},{"text":"Order of the White Elephant","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q400287"},{"text":"Order of the Crown of Thailand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2028885"},{"text":"Legion of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q724443"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561177#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriangsak_Chamanan","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561177"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Kriangsak Chamanan born?","a":"Kriangsak Chamanan was born on 17 December 1917 in Samut Sakhon."},{"q":"What positions has Kriangsak Chamanan held?","a":"Positions held by Kriangsak Chamanan include: Minister of Finance of Thailand (1979–1980); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Kriangsak Chomanan 1976.jpg — Norman Peagam, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Kriangsak Chamanan\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/kriangsak-chamanan. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T08:55:06Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/kriangsak-chamanan","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/kriangsak-chamanan","ne":null}}