Chai-Anan Samudavanija ( th, ชัยอนันต์ สมุทวณิช; ; 23 February 1944 – 14 September 2018) was a Thai

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

. He served as director of Vajiravudh College, president of the Royal Institute, judge of the

Constitutional Court A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether laws that are challenged are in fact unconstitutional, i.e. whether they conflict with constitutionally established ...

, and professor of political science at

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

. He was one of the key drafters of the

1997 Constitution of Thailand File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

. During the 2005-2006 political crisis, he was a vocal critic of Prime Minister

Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra ( th, ทักษิณ ชินวัตร; ; ; Chinese: 丘達新; cnr, Taksin Šinavatra; born 26 July 1949), is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, ...

. He was associated with

Sondhi Limthongkul Sondhi Limthongkul ( th, สนธิ ลิ้มทองกุล; RTGS: Sonthi Limthongkun; , born 7 November 1947) is a Thai media mogul, reactionary activist, demagogue, and leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD). He was elect ...

: he chaired IEC and was head of several of Sondhi's foundations. Chai-Anan supported the 2006 military coup that overthrew the Thaksin government. After gaining the support of the military and 40 provincial millionaires, Chai-Anan helped found the

Matchima The Neutral Democratic Party (''Phak Matchima Thippathai'', พรรคมัชฌิมาธิปไตย) was a Thai political party founded in 2006 by Somsak Thepsuthin, a former Thai Rak Thai party Cabinet Minister. The party had a sim ...

political party. Chai-Anan died on 14 September 2018 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital at the age of 74.

Academic rank

* Professorhttp://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2548/00156063.PDF

References

External links

Short biography at the website of EGCO public company limited
* Bangkok Post
Chai-Anan ready to enter party politics
30 June 2007 * The Nation
New party ready to launch
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