Wan Waithayakon

Wan Waithayakon
วรรณไวทยากร
Prince Naradhip Bongsprabandh
Waithayakon in the 1940s
Born(1891-08-25)25 August 1891
Bangkok, Siam
Died5 September 1976(1976-09-05) (aged 85)
Bangkok, Thailand
SpousePrincess Bibulaya Benchang Kitiyakara
Issue2
HouseVorawan family (Chakri dynasty)
FatherPrince Voravanakara, Prince of Naradhip Prapanpongse
MotherTuansri Voravan Na Ayudhya
Signature
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office
1956–1957
Preceded byRudecindo Ortega
Succeeded byLeslie Munro
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
28 March 1952 – 20 October 1958
Prime MinisterPlaek Phibunsongkhram
Pote Sarasin
Thanom Kittikachorn
Preceded byWarakan Bancha
Succeeded byThanat Khoman
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
1 January 1958 – 20 October 1958
Prime MinisterThanom Kittikachorn
In office
9 February 1959 – 8 December 1963
Prime MinisterSarit Thanarat
In office
9 December 1963 – 9 December 1969
Prime MinisterThanom Kittikachorn
Rector of Thammasat University
In office
19 December 1963 – 31 March 1971
Preceded byThanom Kittikachorn
Succeeded bySanya Dharmasakti

Prince Vanna Vaidhayakara (full title: His Royal Highness Prince Vanna Vaidhayakara, the Prince Naradhip Bongsprabandh), known in the West as Wan Waithayakon (1891–1976), was a Thai royal prince and diplomat. He was President of the Eleventh Session of the United Nations General Assembly (1956–1957), while serving as Thailand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.[1] He was a grandson of King Mongkut (Rama IV).[2]

  1. ^ Kamjan, Chananthorn (3 September 2016). "The Prince of diplomacy". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ "A Rotarian in the News". The Rotarian. February 1957. Retrieved 3 September 2016.