Pairat Decharin
{{Short description|Thai Governor}}
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| name = Pairat Decharin
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| order = 36th
| office = Governor of Chai Nat
| term_start = 1984
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| predecessor = Kusol Santitham
| successor = Saisit Pornkaew
| order2 = 22nd
| office2 = Governor of Chiang Mai
| term_start2 = 1 October 1987
| term_end2 = 26 May 1991{{cite web|url=http://www.chiangmai.go.th/newweb/data/governor_list.php|title=รายนามผู้ดำรงตำแหน่งผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัดเชียงใหม่|work=chiangmai.go.th|language=Thai|accessdate=March 17, 2017}}
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| predecessor2 = Chaiya Poonsiriwong
| successor2 = Chanasak Yuvaboon
| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|2|6}}
| birth_place = Singapore
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|5|26|1937|2|6}}
| death_place = Suphanburi, Thailand
| nationality = Thai
| spouse = Suparp Decharin
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| children = Pasu Decharin
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Dr. Pairat Decharin ({{langx|th|ไพรัตน์ เดชะรินทร์}}; {{RTGS|Phairat Decharin}}, 6 February 1937 – 26 May 1991) was the governor of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
Death
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.Wallace, Charles P. "'All Evidence' in Thai Air Crash Points to Bomb." Los Angeles Times. 28 May 1991. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-28-mn-2556-story.html 2]. Retrieved on 15 February 2013. 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.""[https://photos.state.gov/libraries/chiangmai/231771/PDFs/60th%20anniversary%20presentation%2001-20-11%20EN.pdf Special Messages from 8 U.S. Consuls General in Chiang Mai]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140811095048/http://photos.state.gov/libraries/chiangmai/231771/PDFs/60th%20anniversary%20presentation%2001-20-11%20EN.pdf Archive]) Department of State. Retrieved on 15 February 2013. [https://photos.state.gov/libraries/chiangmai/231771/PDFs/60th%20anniversary%20presentation%2001-20-11%20TH.pdf Thai version], [https://web.archive.org/web/20140811095258/http://photos.state.gov/libraries/chiangmai/231771/PDFs/60th%20anniversary%20presentation%2001-20-11%20TH.pdf Archive]
References
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Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1991
Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Thailand