Shinawatra ชินวัตร Saekhu (丘家) | |
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Parent family | Qiū family |
Current region | Chiang Mai |
Place of origin | Fengshun, Meizhou, Guangdong, China |
Founded | 1911 |
Founder | Seng Saekhu (1911, immigrant) Sak Shinawatra (1938, adopted surname) |
Titles | Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2006, 2008, 2011–2014, 2024–present) |
Connected families | House of Na Chiengmai Damapong family Na Pombejra family Wongsawat family |
The Shinawatra family (Thai: ชินวัตร; RTGS: Chinnawat; Thai pronunciation: [tɕʰīn.nā.wát]) is a wealthy and powerful Thai-Hakka family. Many of its members have been influential people in Thai politics, including four Thai Prime Ministers.