Shinawatra family

The Shinawatra family (Thai: ชินวัตร; RTGS: Chinnawat; Thai pronunciation: [tɕʰīn.nā.wát]) is a wealthy and powerful Thai Chinese family. Here is a list of prominent family members:

• Seng Sae Khu, Hakka Chinese immigrant to Thailand who made a fortune through various businesses; following the 1938 anti-Chinese campaigns, his son changed his surname to Shinawatra and the rest of the family followed suit
• Chaiyasit Shinawatra (born 1945), former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army and Thaksin's cousin
• Somchai Wongsawat (born 1947), former Thai Prime Minister and Thaksin's brother-in-law
• Thaksin Shinawatra (born 1949), former telecommunications billionaire, former Thai Prime Minister, and Seng Sae Khu's great-grandson
• Yingluck Shinawatra (born 1967), former Thai Prime Minister and Thaksin's sister.
• Potjaman Shinawatra (born 1956), Thaksin's former wife
• Yaowaret Shinawatra, member of a subcommittee of the Education Council of Thailand, Mother of the Year 2012, and Thaksin's sister
• Panthongtae Shinawatra (born 1979), businessman and Thaksin's son
• Chayika Wongnapachant (1979), assistant to Yingluck Shinawatra and Yaowaret Shinawatra's daughter (thus Thaksin and Yingluck's niece)