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'' Usni Pramoj ( ; 1 July 1934 – 2 April 2017) was a Thai musician and courtier.

Education

Usni was the son of ''

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Seni Pramoj Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj (, , ; 26 May 190528 July 1997) was a Thai professor and politician who served as Prime Minister of Thailand three times. A descendant of the Thai royal family, he was the great-grandson of King Rama II. His final two ...

, twice Prime Minister and one of the major political figures of 20th-century Thai history, and '' Khunying'' Usana Pramoj Na Ayutthaya. In his youth he attended Bangkok Christian College before studying law at the

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. He then studied for the Bar at the

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, qualifying as a

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Government career

A lawyer by profession, Usni began his career as a

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in the

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. In 1968 he was appointed as Manager of H.M. the King's Private Property Office (part of the

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). He served as Privy Councillor to two Thai kings for over three decades, from 1984 to 2016. He was an honorary Admiral of the

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Musical career

Usni was a distinguished a violinist and composer who founded the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and was twice named a National Artist of Thailand.

References

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