Place of Birth: Bangkok
Date of Birth: Sat Jun 07, 1958
Age: 66
Family Background:
Born to Professor Dr. Soonthorn Sathirathai and Professor Emeritus Khunying Kueakoon Sathirathai (Sawastichu-to)
Education:
- LL.B. Chulalongkorn University
- MALD The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- LL.M., S.J.D. Harvard Law School
Career:
- 1995-96 Finance Minister under Prime Minister Banharn Silapa-Archa
- 1996-97 Vice-Chairman of the Advisory Council on Economic and Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
- 1997-2001 President of the Institute of Social and Economic Policy (ISEP)
- 2001 Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
- 2006 candidate for United Nations Secretary-General
- 2010 Professor at Chulalongkorn University
- 2024 President of the Council of Chulalongkorn University
Marital Status:
Married to Thanpuying Suthawan Sathirathai with one son, Mr. Santithan Sathirathai.