What is Pridi Banomyong?
[[File:Pridi Banomyong-portrait.jpg|thumb|Pridi Banomyong]] '''Pridi Banomyong''' ({{lang-th|ปรีดี พนมยงค์}}, {{RTGS|''Pridi Phanomyong''}}, {{IPA-th|prīː.dīː pʰā.nōm.jōŋ|pron}}; 11 May 1900 – 2 May 1983), also known by his noble title '''Luang Praditmanutham''' ({{lang-th|หลวงประดิษฐ์มนูธรรม}}) was a [[Thailand|Thai]] politician and [[professor]].<ref name=PbyP>{{cite book|last1=Banomyong|first1=Pridi|editor1-last=Baker|editor1-first=Chris|editor2-last=Phongpaichit|editor2-first=Pasuk|title=Pridi by Pridi: Selected Writing on Life, Politics, and Economy|url=https://archive.org/details/pridibypridisele0000prid|date=2000|publisher=Silkworm Books|location=Bangkok|isbn=9747551357}}</ref> As a Thai [[Regent]], [[Prime Minister of Thailand|prime minister]] and senior [[Politician|statesman]] of [[Thailand]], he also held multiple ministerial posts. He was a leader of the civilian wing of [[Khana Ratsadon]], founder of [[Thammasat University|University of Moral and Political Sciences]] and the [[Bank of Thailand]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Banomyong, Pridi}} [[Category:1900 births]] [[Category:1983 deaths]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Thailand]]