Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth (, born 22 March 1933) is a Thai

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businessman of Chinese descent, former surgeon, and the founder and owner of

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (, stock symbol: Stock Exchange of Thailand, SETBDMS is Thailand's largest private healthcare group. It was founded by the Thai billionaire Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth. There are six hospitals with 34 hospital branch ...

, Thailand's largest private healthcare group, and a regional airline,

Bangkok Airways Bangkok Airways plc () is a regional airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. It operates scheduled services to destinations in Thailand, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Maldives, and Singapore. Its main base is Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Thai cap ...

. As of August 2018, ''

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'' estimated his net worth at US$3.5 billion.

Early and personal life

Prasert received a bachelor's degree from

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University () is the oldest and largest medical school and the oldest of any kind of university faculty in Thailand. The faculty is now part of Mahidol University. Founded in 1889, the faculty was run ...

, after which he qualified as a medical doctor. He is married with five children and lives in

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. In January 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand fined him and his daughter 500 million baht for insider trading of Bangkok Airways shares.

References

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