Thaksin Shinawatra Net Worth | TheRichest
Sophia Edwards 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 |
