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Thaksin Shinawatra

Birthname

Thaksin Shinawatra

Birthdate

July 26, 1949

Birthplace

San Kamphaeng, Thailand

Height

1.72 m (5' 7.5")

Education

Eastern Kentucky University, Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Sam Houston State University

Profession

Prime Minister

Net worth

$1,860,000,000

Source of Wealth

Business and Politics

Nationality

Thai, Nicaraguan and Montenegrin

Marital Status

Married (Potjaman Na Pombejra)

Children

2 (Yingluck and Panthongtae)

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Thai businessman and politician, Thaksin Shinawatra, has a net worth of $1.86 billion. Thailand's former prime minister was ousted in 2006 coup, lives in self-imposed exile to avoid 2-year jail term after conviction in absentia on corruption charges. Thai authorities froze $2 billion in assets, largely from family's sale of Shin Corp., the telecom company he founded. He bought Britain's Manchester City football club in 2007.

His younger sister, Yingluck Shinawatra is Thailand's first female and current prime minister. Informally advises younger sister Yingluck, who became prime minister after a landslide victory in July polling. After Yingluck took office, finance ministry acknowledged it would not appeal a tax ruling that would release $40 million in frozen assets held by Thaksin's son and daughter. He currently lives in Dubai.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date	Category	Description	Amount
2017	Asset	Total assets of Thaksin Shinawatra's Advanced Info Service for the year 2017	$9,010,000
2017	Earnings	Annual revenue of Thaksin Shinawatra's Advanced Info Service for the year 2017	$5,030,000
2009	Asset	Purchase value of Thaksin Shinawatra's home in China	$7,580,000
2008	Sale of Asset	Sale of the Premier League club Manchester City to investors from Abu Dhabi United Group	$275,680,000
2007	Asset	Purchase value of the Premier League club Manchester City	$112,480,000
2006	Asset	Purchase value of a large portion of iTV's shares	$60,000,000