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1973

1975

1978

1973-1987

Joined the Royal Thai Police Department and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1987. His last position was Deputy Superintendent of the Policy and Planning Sub-division, General Staff Division, Metropolitan Police Bureau

1987-1994

Resigned from the Royal Thai Police Department and started his own business as Chairman of Shinawatra Computer and Communications Group

Oct 18,1994

Resigned from the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors, Shinawatra Computer and Communications Public Company Limited

Nov 2, 1994
 - Feb10, 1995

Received a royal appointment to the Post of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand

May 28, 1995
- Nov 18, 1996

Leader of the Palang Dharma Party

Jul 20 - Aug 14,1996

Appointed Deputy Prime Minister in charge of traffic and transportation in  Bangkok

Aug 15 - Nov 14, 1997

Appointed Deputy Prime Minister (Under Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh)

Jul 14, 1998 - present

Established the Thai Rak Thai Party and became the Party Leader

20 Sep 1993

Founded the THAICOM Foundation, initiating the satellite education program for young children in remote areas unable to continue their education at the secondary school level

1993 - present

Vice Chairman of the THAICOM Foundation

1994 - present

Chairman of the Advisory Communication of Pre-Cadet Class 10 & Police Cadet Class 26

1995 - present

Member of the Board of Directors of the Asian Study Institute, Chulalongkorn University

Aug 1995 - present

Honorary Advisor of the Bangkok Club

Aug 30, 1996 - present

Distinguished Member of the Kasetsart University Council

Oct 18, 1996 - present

Honorary (External) Member of the Police Cadet Academy Council

Dec 1, 1996 - present

Member of the Advisory Council of the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University

Sep 2, 1998 - present

Advisor of the Thailand Golf Association (1997-1999)

Sep 9, 1998 - present

Honorary Member, Association of Ex-Military Officers

Sep 12, 1998 - present

President of the Northerners' Association of Thailand

Feb 9, 1999 - present

Honorary Chairman of the Northern Thai Association of Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Jun 28, 1999 - present

Honorary Advisor of the Thai Northerners Association of Illinois, U.S.A.

Sep 22, 1999 - present

Honorary Advisor of the Northerners Club of Nontaburi

1992

Received the "1992 ASEAN Businessman of the Year" Award from the ASEAN Institute, Indonesia

1992

Received the "Kiattiyod Jakdao" Award in Economical Development from the Committee of the Armed forces Preparatory School Foundation

1994

Received the "1993 Outstanding Telecom Man of the year Award"
Honored by the Singapore Business Times as 1 of 12 Leading Asian Businessmen

One of the finalists for the Asian CEO of the year selected by the Financial World

Invited by the "Lee Khun Yew Exchange Fellowship" as the first Thai and third fellow to enter the programme

 1996

Received the "Outstanding Criminal Justice Alumnus Award" from the Criminal Justice Center, Sam Houston State University and, later on October 25, 1996, the "Distinguished Alumni Award" from the same University

1997

Received the Honorary Award from the Mass Media Photographer Association of Thailand (MPA) as the Outstanding Politician who has contributed significantly to Thai society

Mar 29
- Apr 4, 1998

Invited as special guest of the Australian Government to attend the Special Visitor Program in Australia

Nov 8 - 11, 1999

Invited as special guest of the Chinese People's Institute Foreign Affairs to pay a visit to China