Thailand's Prime Minister's staggering wealth revealed

2025-01-03 16:10:22Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Thailand's Prime Minister's staggering wealth revealed
Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has revealed that she has a personal fortune worth almost 400 million euros (13.8 billion baht) in her financial statement, which was released today.

The 38-year-old's various investments and businesses are worth 11 billion baht (over 310 million euros), while she has one billion baht (over 28 million euros) in cash.

Her other assets include 75 luxury watches worth 162 million baht (almost 4.6 million euros), 217 expensive handbags worth 76 million baht (over 2 million euros), as well as properties in London and Japan.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra also declared liabilities of nearly five billion baht (over 141 million euros), according to the NAC document published by Thai media, bringing the value of her net worth to 8.9 billion baht (over 251 million euros).

Thailand's Prime Minister's staggering wealth revealed

Her father, Thaksin Shinawatra, bought Manchester City football club in 2007 after he had also served as Thailand's prime minister and currently has a fortune of $2.1 billion, according to Forbes.

He is the tenth richest man in his country.

Thaksin Shinawatra used his wealth, built from his Shin Corp telecommunications empire, to enter politics, and his family maintained its influence even during the years in exile that followed his overthrow in a coup in September 2006.


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