Thawan Thamrongnawasawat

Prime Minister of Thailand

21 November 1901 Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya, Siam

3 December 1988(1988-12-03) (87) Bangkok, Thailand

23 August 1946 – 8 November 1947

Thawan Thamrongnawasawat (also spelt Thawal Thamrongnavaswadhi or Thawal Thamrongnavasawat; Thai: ถวัลย์ ธำรงนาวาสวัสดิ์ , IPA:  ; Chinese: 郑连淡 ; pinyin: Zhèng Liándàn ), born Thawan Tharisawat (Thai: ถวัลย์ ธารีสวัสดิ์ , IPA:  ; 21 November 1901 – 3 December 1988), was the eighth Prime Minister of Thailand from 1946–1947. Before becoming a politician, he was a naval officer, holding the rank of rear admiral.