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After retiring from the Army in 2007, he became deputy prime minister, in charge of national security.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"2 October 1946","date":"1946-10-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334722#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Ubon Ratchathani","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q629024"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334722#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Thailand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q869"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334722#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334722#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Matubhum Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1568845"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334722#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4792974"},{"text":"Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1089417"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334722#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Member of the House of Representatives of Thailand (3 July 2011 – 9 December 2013)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21290865","start":"2011-07-03","end":"2013-12-09"},{"text":"Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (1 October 2006 – 28 January 2008)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16138351","start":"2006-10-01","end":"2008-01-28"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Thailand (19 September 2006 – 1 October 2006)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12376089","start":"2006-09-19","end":"2006-10-01"},{"text":"Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army (1 October 2005 – 30 September 2007)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113015726","start":"2005-10-01","end":"2007-09-30"},{"text":"Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13020172"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334722#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonthi_Boonyaratglin","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334722"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Sonthi Boonyaratglin born?","a":"Sonthi Boonyaratglin was born on 2 October 1946 in Ubon Ratchathani."},{"q":"What positions has Sonthi Boonyaratglin held?","a":"Positions held by Sonthi Boonyaratglin include: Member of the House of Representatives of Thailand (2011–2013); Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (2006–2008); Prime Minister of Thailand (2006–2006); Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army (2005–2007); Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand."},{"q":"Where did Sonthi Boonyaratglin study?","a":"Sonthi Boonyaratglin was educated at Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy."}],"related":[{"name":"Anutin Charnvirakul","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anutin-charnvirakul"},{"name":"Yingluck Shinawatra","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/yingluck-shinawatra"},{"name":"Thaksin Shinawatra","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thaksin-shinawatra"},{"name":"Banharn Silpa-archa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/banharn-silpa-archa"},{"name":"Abhisit Vejjajiva","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abhisit-vejjajiva"},{"name":"Samak Sundaravej","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/samak-sundaravej"},{"name":"Thanom Kittikachorn","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thanom-kittikachorn"},{"name":"Somchai Wongsawat","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/somchai-wongsawat"},{"name":"Chatichai Choonhavan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/chatichai-choonhavan"},{"name":"Thanin Kraivichien","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thanin-kraivichien"},{"name":"Plaek Phibunsongkhram","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/plaek-phibunsongkhram"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/sonthi-boonyaratglin-12909b12c8.jpg","width":500,"height":662,"license":"CC BY 2.0","credit":"The Official Site of The Prime Minister of Thailand Photo by พีรพัฒน์ วิมลรังครัตน์","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sonthi_Boonyaratglin_(cropped).png"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Sonthi Boonyaratglin","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonthi_Boonyaratglin","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q334722","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334722","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Sonthi Boonyaratglin (cropped).png by The Official Site of The Prime Minister of Thailand Photo by พีรพัฒน์ วิมลรังครัตน์ (CC BY 2.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sonthi_Boonyaratglin_(cropped).png","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 Sonthi Boonyaratglin, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sonthi Boonyaratglin (cropped).png — The Official Site of The Prime Minister of Thailand Photo by พีรพัฒน์ วิมลรังครัตน์, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Sonthi Boonyaratglin\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sonthi-boonyaratglin. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T08:55:06Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/sonthi-boonyaratglin","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/sonthi-boonyaratglin","ne":null}}