Khuang Aphaiwong
Khuang Aphaiwong Luang Kowit-aphaiwong | |
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ควง อภัยวงศ์ | |
Khuang in 1959 | |
| 4th Prime Minister of Thailand | |
| In office 10 November 1947 – 8 April 1948 | |
| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Preceded by | Thawan Thamrongnawasawat |
| Succeeded by | Plaek Phibunsongkhram |
| In office 31 January 1946 – 24 March 1946 | |
| Monarch | Ananda Mahidol |
| Preceded by | Seni Pramoj |
| Succeeded by | Pridi Banomyong |
| In office 1 August 1944 – 31 August 1945 | |
| Monarch | Ananda Mahidol |
| Preceded by | Plaek Phibunsongkhram |
| Succeeded by | Thawi Bunyaket |
| Leader of the Democrat Party | |
| In office 1946 – 15 March 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Seni Pramoj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khuang 17 May 1902 Phra Tabong, Burapha, Siam (now Battambang, Cambodia) |
| Died | 15 March 1968 (aged 65) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Other political affiliations | Free Thai Movement |
| Spouse | Lekha Kunadilok |
| Signature | |
Khuang Aphaiwong (also spelled Kuang, Abhaiwong and Abhaiwongse; Thai: ควง อภัยวงศ์, pronounced [kʰūaŋ ʔā.pʰāj.wōŋ]; 17 May 1902 – 15 March 1968), also known by his noble title Luang Kowit-aphaiwong (Thai: หลวงโกวิทอภัยวงศ์, pronounced [lǔaŋ kōː.wít.ʔā.pʰāj.wōŋ]), was the founder of the Democrat Party and three times the prime minister of Thailand: from August 1944 to 1945, from January to May 1946, and from November 1947 to April 1948.