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Thaksin Shinawatra Net Worth | TheRichest

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.

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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