Nai Lert

Phraya Bhakdi Noraset
Lert Sreshthaputra
Nai Lert in 1915
Born(1872-06-22)June 22, 1872
Bangkok, Siam
DiedDecember 15, 1945(1945-12-15) (aged 73)
Bangkok, Siam
Occupation(s)Developer; Investor; Philanthropist
SpouseKhunying Sin
ChildrenThanpuying Lursakdi Sampatisiri

Lert Sreshthaputra (Thai: เลิศ เศรษฐบุตร), or Nai Lert (นายเลิศ, literally "Mr. Lert"), was known as a Thailand’s first and foremost developer, investor as well as preserver of Bangkok’s environment. He was royally bestowed a title “Beloved Millionaire” by King Rama VI and became known as Phraya Bhakdi Noraset.