Pitaka Suksawat
{{Short description|Thai businessman (born 1982)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| name = Pitaka Suksawat
| native_name = {{nobold|ปิฎก สุขสวัสดิ์}}
| native_name_lang = th
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| office = Spouse of the Prime Minister of Thailand
| term_label = Assumed role
| primeminister = Paetongtarn Shinawatra
| term_start = {{Start date|2024|08|16|df=yes}}
| term_end =
| predecessor = Pakpilai Thavisin
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Khanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
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| party = Pheu Thai (since 2022)
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| spouse = {{marriage|Paetongtarn Shinawatra|2019}}
| children = 2
| relatives = {{ubl|Thaksin Shinawatra (father-in-law)|Potjaman Na Pombejra (mother-in-law)|Panthongtae Shinawatra (brother-in-law)|Yingluck Shinawatra (aunt-in-law)}}
| nickname = Por ({{lang|th|ปอ}})
| alma_mater = King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (BEng)
| caption = Pitaka in 2019
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Pitaka Suksawat ({{langx|th|ปิฎก สุขสวัสดิ์}}; {{RTGS|Pidok Suksawat}}; born 21 June 1982), nicknamed Por ({{langx|th|link=no|ปอ}}), is a Thai businessman, politician, and former pilot.{{cite news |title=From commercial pilot to her key supporter: Meet Thai PM Paetongtarn’s husband |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/from-commercial-pilot-to-her-key-supporter-meet-thai-pm-paetongtarn-s-husband |work=The Straits Times |date=17 August 2024 |language=en}} He is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Rende Development Co., Ltd.{{Cite web|title=เปิดใจ ปอ-ปิฎก สุขสวัสดิ์ กองเชียร์คนสำคัญของ อิ๊งค์-แพทองธาร ชินวัตร หัวหน้าครอบครัวเพื่อไทย|url=https://plus.thairath.co.th/topic/politics&society/102949|website=plus.thairath.co.th|language=th}} and a board member of the Thaicom Foundation. He is the spouse of Paethongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the Pheu Thai Party and the 31st Prime Minister of Thailand.{{cite news |title=Meet Pitaka Suksawat: The key supporter of Thailand’s youngest PM |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/news/politics/40040624 |work=Nation Thailand |date=16 August 2024}}
Biography
Pitaka Suksawat was born on 21 June 1982. He is originally from Khanom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. After graduation, he worked as a pilot of Royal Thai Air Force for a period of time.[https://www.khaosod.co.th/special-stories/news_9364344 รู้จัก "ปอ ปิฎก สุขสวัสดิ์" สามี อิ๊งค์ แพทองธาร ดีกรีไม่ธรรมดา จากนักบินสู่นักธุรกิจ]{{cite news |title=Meet Pitaka Suksawat: The man behind Thailand’s youngest PM |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/08/16/meet-pitaka-suksawat-the-man-behind-thailands-youngest-pm |work=The Star |language=en}}
Pitaka was introduced to Paethongtarn Shinawatra through Kanapot Chomrit, a former executive of the Thai Raksa Chart Party, who is both his cousin and a classmate of Paethongtarn.{{Cite web|date=16 August 2024|title=เปิดธุรกิจโฮลดิ้ง ‘ปอ ปิฎก’ เพิ่งตั้งปี 66 สามี ‘อุ๊งอิ๊ง’ นายกฯคนที่ 31|url=https://www.bangkokbiznews.com/politics/1140548|website=bangkokbiznews|language=th}} The two were married in Thailand on 17 March 2019 at Rosewood Bangkok.{{Cite web|date=17 March 2019|title="แพทองธาร"แต่งสามีนักบิน "แม้ว"รอฉลอง22มี.ค.ที่ฮ่องกง|url=https://mgronline.com/daily/detail/9620000026687|website=mgronline.com|language=th}} They held a second wedding ceremony five days later at the Rosewood Hong Kong Hotel, presided over by Princess Ubolratana.{{Cite web|title=ทูลกระหม่อม เสด็จงานสมรส “แพทองธาร ชินวัตร”|url=https://workpointtoday.com/%e0%b8%97%e0%b8%b9%e0%b8%a5%e0%b8%81%e0%b8%a3%e0%b8%b0%e0%b8%ab%e0%b8%a1%e0%b9%88%e0%b8%ad%e0%b8%a1-%e0%b9%80%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%94%e0%b9%87%e0%b8%88%e0%b8%87%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%a1%e0%b8%a3/|website=workpointTODAY|language=th}}
Pitaka and Paethongtarn have one daughter, Thitara Suksawat,[https://www.thairath.co.th/news/politic/2009769 "แพทองธาร" สุดปลื้ม คลอดลูกสาว น่ารักน่าชัง แล้ว ชื่อเล่น "น้องธิธาร"] who was born on 10 January 2021,{{Cite web|date=10 January 2021|title="อุ๊งอิ๊งค์ แพทองธาร" คลอด "น้องธิธาร" ลูกคนแรกแล้ว "ทักษิณ" ปลื้มหลานหน้าเหมือน|url=https://www.sanook.com/news/8334482/|website=www.sanook.com/news|language=th}} and one son, Phrutthasin Suksawat, who was born on 1 May 2023, ahead of the general election the same month.[https://www.pptvhd36.com/news/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87/195388 "เลือกตั้ง 2566 : ครอบครัวชินวัตรได้ข่าวดี "อุ๊งอิ๊งค์" คลอดลูกชาย คนที่ 2]
He is a key supporter of his wife in both her business and political endeavors.
In his 2024 asset declaration, Pitaka Suksawat disclosed a collection of luxury watches valued at 69 million baht (around $2 million USD) and two rings worth 300,000 baht (roughly $8,500 USD). His total net worth was estimated to exceed 147 million baht (approximately $4.3 million USD).{{cite news |title=เปิดเซฟ ปอ ปิฎก สุขสวัสดิ์ สามีนายก แพทองธาร รวยร้อยล้าน นาฬิกาอย่างเดียว 69 ล้าน |url=https://www.sanook.com/news/9682922/ |work=Sanook |date=2 January 2025 |language=th}}
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