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Pairat Decharin

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Pairat Decharin
36th Governor of Chai Nat
In office
1984–1987[1]
Preceded byKusol Santitham
Succeeded bySaisit Pornkaew
22nd Governor of Chiang Mai
In office
1 October 1987 – 26 May 1991[2]
Preceded byChaiya Poonsiriwong
Succeeded byChanasak Yuvaboon
Personal details
Born(1937-02-06)February 6, 1937
Singapore
DiedMay 26, 1991(1991-05-26) (aged 54)
Suphanburi, Thailand
NationalityThai
SpouseSuparp Decharin
ChildrenPasu Decharin

Dr. Pairat Decharin (Thai: ไพรัตน์ เดชะรินทร์; RTGSPhairat Decharin, 6 February 1937 – 26 May 1991) was the governor of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.

Death

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Gorv. Pairat, along with his wife and children, were among 223 people aboard killed in Lauda Air Flight 004, which crashed into the Phu Toei National Park, Thailand.[3] Charles S. Ahlgren, the former U.S. consul general to Chiang Mai, said "That accident not only took their lives and that of many of Chiang Mai's leaders, but dealt a blow to many development and planning activities in the town."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "รายพระนาม รายนาม ผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัดชัยนาท". chainat.go.th (in Thai). Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ "รายนามผู้ดำรงตำแหน่งผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัดเชียงใหม่". chiangmai.go.th (in Thai). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ Wallace, Charles P. "'All Evidence' in Thai Air Crash Points to Bomb." Los Angeles Times. 28 May 1991. 2. Retrieved on 15 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Special Messages from 8 U.S. Consuls General in Chiang Mai." (Archive) Department of State. Retrieved on 15 February 2013. Thai version, Archive