Shinawatra carries a limited edition Dior bag featuring vintage-inspired patterns. In addition to this model, she owns several of Dior’s Lady bags, each priced at several thousand dollars.
The Thai Prime Minister has also been seen with Fendi bags and Louis Vuitton suitcases.
At 39, Paetongtarn is the youngest child of Thaksin, a 76-year-old billionaire whose net worth is estimated by Forbes at US$2.1 billion. Thaksin served as Thailand’s Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006 before being ousted in a military coup.
She completed her studies in political science at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand and later earned a master’s degree in international hotel management from the University of Surrey, U.K. She formerly led a family-run hotel management company, which she described as her “passion” in a March 2022 interview reported by The New York Times.
Thailand’s Parliament elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country’s Prime Minister in August of last year, making her the third member of her family to hold this office, following her father Thaksin and her aunt Yingluck, as Time magazine reported. At the time of her election at 37, she became the youngest and the second woman to assume this role, following Yingluck.
Paetongtarn married Pidok Sooksawas, a commercial pilot, in 2019. The couple has two children, born in 2021 and 2023, respectively.
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