Nitiphoom Naowarat
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Dr. Nitipoom Navaratna is a Thai politician and newspaper columnist.
which surname is Li (李). His former name is Boonchuay Youprom and Nitipoom Youprom but he changed his surname according to his foster father, Mom Rajawongse (The Honorable) Chao Navaratna (Mom Chao Noppamas Navaratna's son).
In Khlung District, Chanthaburi, he studied at Wat
(buddhist temple) Sueng Lang School, Sriharuthai School (Catholic school
) and Khlung Ratchadapisek School. Then, he moved to Trattrakankhun School , Mueang Trat District and to Benchamarchuthit School, Mueang Chanthaburi District.
Nitipoom was a Rotary Foundation
youth exchange student at St. Arnaud High School (now known as St. Arnaud Secondary College) and studied language at School of Languages, Royal Australian Air Force
, Victoria
, Australia
.
He graduated bachelor's degree
from Faculty of Political Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, master's degree
from Thammasat University and doctorate
in history
from Moscow State University.
Nitipoom is director of Institute of Asian and African Studies at Assumption University
, English
tutor
in front of Ramkhamhaeng University (as Tutor Moo). He is also a columnist for Thai Rath
newspaper - "Perd Fah Song Lok" (Open Sky Look at the World). MC of "Perd Lens Song Lok" (Open Lens Look at the World) at Channel 3 (Thailand)
.
area and received most votes among Bangkok candidates, 257,420 votes. However, then Thai Rak Thai
Party deputy spokesman Jatuporn Prompan
called for the disqualification because he spoke at People's Alliance for Democracy
(PAD) rallies to oust then Prime Minister
, Thaksin Shinawatra
, and distributed anti-privatization
CDs on the Argentinean experience during the rallies, which gaining unfair publicity. However, he did not assume office due to 2006 Thai coup d'état. After the coup, Nitipoom was appointed from Council for National Security to be a member of National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
In July 2007, Thai Rak Thai Party and Thaksin Shinawatra's lawyer claimed Nitipoom as witness for a Finland Plot
case against professor Pramote Nakornthab to criminal court and People's Power Party
unveiled potential MP
candidates for Bangkok in Thai general election, 2007
- including Natipoom Navaratna but faced strong protest especially from PAD, so they moved to be a candidate for Puea Pandin Party instead. Nitipoom resigned as a member of NLA to be a Puea Pandin Party MP candidate for Bangkok
Constituency 7 (Bang Kapi District, Saphan Sung District, Min Buri District and Lat Krabang District) but received less popularity and failed.
In 2008, Nitipoom registered Suvarnabhumi Party which he was party leader. But he resigned from the post one year later, which stopped the Party activities. In 2011, Chalerm Ubumrung
, then Pheu Thai Party MP, said he planned to invite Nitipoom Navaratna to join the party. Nitipoom has applied to be on Pheu Thai's party-list proportional representation
candidate to contest Thai general election, 2011.
Police captain
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Dr. Nitipoom Navaratna is a Thai politician and newspaper columnist.
Early life and career
Nitipoom was born at Trat Province but was brought up at Chantaburi Province. His mother is Overseas ChineseOverseas Chinese
Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the Greater China Area . People of partial Chinese ancestry living outside the Greater China Area may also consider themselves Overseas Chinese....
which surname is Li (李). His former name is Boonchuay Youprom and Nitipoom Youprom but he changed his surname according to his foster father, Mom Rajawongse (The Honorable) Chao Navaratna (Mom Chao Noppamas Navaratna's son).
In Khlung District, Chanthaburi, he studied at Wat
Wat
A wat is a monastery temple in Cambodia, Thailand, or Laos. The word "wat" means "school".- Introduction :...
(buddhist temple) Sueng Lang School, Sriharuthai School (Catholic school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
) and Khlung Ratchadapisek School. Then, he moved to Trattrakankhun School , Mueang Trat District and to Benchamarchuthit School, Mueang Chanthaburi District.
Nitipoom was a Rotary Foundation
Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs...
youth exchange student at St. Arnaud High School (now known as St. Arnaud Secondary College) and studied language at School of Languages, Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
He graduated bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
from Faculty of Political Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
from Thammasat University and doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
from Moscow State University.
Nitipoom is director of Institute of Asian and African Studies at Assumption University
Assumption University (Thailand)
Assumption University is a private Catholic university with three campuses in the Hua Mak, Central World Plaza and Suvarnabhumi areas of Bangkok, Thailand. The university is led by the Brothers of St. Gabriel, who have been active in education in Thailand since 1901...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
tutor
Tutor
A tutor is a person employed in the education of others, either individually or in groups. To tutor is to perform the functions of a tutor.-Teaching assistance:...
in front of Ramkhamhaeng University (as Tutor Moo). He is also a columnist for Thai Rath
Thai Rath
Thai Rath is a Thai-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide. The paper is a broadsheet published with two sections. The first section is devoted to news. Although the news section is best known for its sensationalist coverage of crime and accidents, it also...
newspaper - "Perd Fah Song Lok" (Open Sky Look at the World). MC of "Perd Lens Song Lok" (Open Lens Look at the World) at Channel 3 (Thailand)
Channel 3 (Thailand)
Thailand Colour Television Channel 3 is a Thailand television channel. The headquarters are located in Bangkok, Thailand. The channel was established in 1970.The owner of the channel is BEC-TERO.- Ident :-Broadcast times:...
.
Political career
Nitipoom used to run in the Bangkok gubernatorial election, 2004. He failed, received 135,369 votes. Later, in 2006 Thai senator election, Nitipoom was a senatorial candidate for BangkokBangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
area and received most votes among Bangkok candidates, 257,420 votes. However, then Thai Rak Thai
Thai Rak Thai
The Thai Rak Thai Party was a Thai political party that was officially banned on May 30, 2007, by the Constitutional Court of Thailand due to violations of electoral laws during the 2006 legislative elections. From 2001 to 2006, it was the ruling party under Prime Minister and its founder Thaksin...
Party deputy spokesman Jatuporn Prompan
Jatuporn Prompan
Jatuporn Prompan is a Thai politician and activist. He is a Member of Parliament of the Pheu Thai Party and one of the core leaders of the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship , also known as the "Red Shirts"....
called for the disqualification because he spoke at People's Alliance for Democracy
People's Alliance for Democracy
The People's Alliance for Democracy also called the National Liberation Alliance - กลุ่มพันธมิตรกู้ชาติ, Thai Patriots Network or the Yellow Shirts - เสื้อเหลือง - was originally a coalition of protesters against Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thailand. Its leaders include...
(PAD) rallies to oust then Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Thailand
The Prime Minister of Thailand is the head of government of Thailand. The Prime Minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet of Thailand. The post has existed since the Revolution of 1932, when the country became a constitutional monarchy....
, Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman and politician, who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was overthrown in a military coup....
, and distributed anti-privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
CDs on the Argentinean experience during the rallies, which gaining unfair publicity. However, he did not assume office due to 2006 Thai coup d'état. After the coup, Nitipoom was appointed from Council for National Security to be a member of National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
In July 2007, Thai Rak Thai Party and Thaksin Shinawatra's lawyer claimed Nitipoom as witness for a Finland Plot
Finland Plot
In Thailand politics, the Finland Plot, Finland Plan, Finland Strategy or Finland Declaration are names of a controversial theory espoused by Sondhi Limthongkul and supporters affiliated with the People's Alliance for Democracy in 2006 describing a plot allegedly developed by Thai Prime Minister...
case against professor Pramote Nakornthab to criminal court and People's Power Party
People's Power Party (Thailand)
The People's Power Party was a Thai political party founded on November 9, 1998 by Police Lieutenant Colonel Garn Tienkaew. The party leader was Somchai Wongsawat, the Party Secretary General was Surapong Suebwonglee, and the Party Spokesperson was Kuthep Saikrajarng...
unveiled potential MP
House of Representatives of Thailand
The House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Thailand is the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand, the legislative branch of the Thai Government. The system of government of Thailand is that of a Constitutional Monarchy and a Parliamentary Democracy. The system of the Thai...
candidates for Bangkok in Thai general election, 2007
Thai general election, 2007
The 2007 Thai general elections were held on 23 December. This was the first legislative election after the Council for National Security, a military junta, had overthrown Thailand's elected government and abrogated the constitution on September 19, 2006. The junta had canceled general elections...
- including Natipoom Navaratna but faced strong protest especially from PAD, so they moved to be a candidate for Puea Pandin Party instead. Nitipoom resigned as a member of NLA to be a Puea Pandin Party MP candidate for Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
Constituency 7 (Bang Kapi District, Saphan Sung District, Min Buri District and Lat Krabang District) but received less popularity and failed.
In 2008, Nitipoom registered Suvarnabhumi Party which he was party leader. But he resigned from the post one year later, which stopped the Party activities. In 2011, Chalerm Ubumrung
Chalerm Ubumrung
Police Captain Dr. Chalerm Ubumrung , is a Thai politician. He is a Member of Parliament representing the Pheu Thai Party, and currently one of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Yingluck Shinawatra...
, then Pheu Thai Party MP, said he planned to invite Nitipoom Navaratna to join the party. Nitipoom has applied to be on Pheu Thai's party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...
candidate to contest Thai general election, 2011.