Pitaka Suksawat

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Pitak Suksawat (Thai: ปิฎก สุขสวัสดิ์; RTGS: Pidok Suksawat; born 21 June 1982), nicknamed Por (Thai: ปอ), is a Thai businessman, politician, and former pilot.[1] He is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Rende Development Co., Ltd.[2] and a board member of the Thaicom Foundation. He is the spouse of Paethongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the Pheu Thai Party and the 31st Prime Minister of Thailand.[3]

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Pitaka Suksawat
ปิฎก สุขสวัสดิ์
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Thailand
Assumed role
16 August 2024 (2024-08-16)
Prime MinisterPaetongtarn Shinawatra
Preceded byPakpilai Thavisin
Personal details
Born (1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 42)
Khanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Political partyPheu Thai (since 2022)
Spouse
(m. 2019)
Children2
Relatives
Alma materKing Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (BEng)
NicknamePor (ปอ)
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Pitaka Suksawat was born on 21 June 1982. He is originally from Khanom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. After graduation, he worked as a pilot of Royal Thai Air Force for a period of time.[4][5]

Pitaka was introduced to Paethongtarn Shinawatra through Kanapot Chomrit, a former executive of the Thai Raksa Chart Party, who is both his cousin and a classmate of Paethongtarn.[6] The two were married in Thailand on 17 March 2019 at the Rosewood Bangkok Hotel.[7] They held a second wedding ceremony five days later at the Rosewood Hong Kong Hotel, presided over by Princess Ubolratana.[8]

Pitaka and Paethongtarn have one daughter, Thitara Suksawat,[9] who was born on 10 January 2021,[10] and one son, Phrutthasin Suksawat, who was born on 1 May 2023, ahead of the general election the same month.[11]

He is a key supporter of his wife in both her business and political endeavors.[1]

In his 2024 asset declaration, Pitaka Suksawat disclosed a collection of luxury watches valued at 69 million baht (around $2 million USD) and two rings worth 300,000 baht (roughly $8,500 USD). His total net worth was estimated to exceed 147 million baht (approximately $4.3 million USD).[12]

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