利哈伊大学校友：泰国副总理Pongpol Adireksarn

     利哈伊大学校友：泰国副总理Pongpol Adireksarn

　　Pongpol Adireksarn (born March 23, 1942, Thai: ปองพล อดิเรกสาร) is a Thai politician of the Thai Rak Thai party. Using the pen name Paul Adirex he is also an author of several novels.

　　Adireksarn received a BA from Lehigh University in 1964, and an MA from the American University in 1966. Upon returning to Thailand, he took a position at the Department of Economic Relations Ministry of Economic Affairs, followed by a position in the Thai Department of Central Intelligence.

　　Between 1973 and 1991, Adireksarn worked in the private sector with such positions as Managing Director of Royal Mosaic Exports Co., Ltd., President of Thailand Leatherwork Co., Ltd., and President of Express Transport Organization.

　　Pongpol's father, Pramarn Adireksarn, was one of the co-founders of the Thai Nation Party, as well as a brother-in-law of former Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan. Pongpol's brother Yongyol was also a politician.[1] Praman was also the son of a Chinese immigrant father and a Thai mother, and in 1989 he made a much-publicised trip to his ancestral homeland in Chaoyang. By all accounts Praman found out that he had a half-brother, (Chinese name: 马升典), who died in 1950. The descendants of his half-brother were aware of Praman's existence, who was identified as "马升平" in Chinese to these descendants.

　　Political appointments:

　　1983 - 1986 Member of Parliament, Saraburi

　　1992 - 1992 Member of Parliament, Saraburi, and Minister of Foreign Affairs

　　1995 - 1996 Member of Parliament, Saraburi and Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister

　　1996 - 2000 Member of Parliament, Saraburi and Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives

　　2002 - 2003 Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Education