Khuang Aphaiwong

Luang Kowit-aphaiwong
Khuang Aphaiwong
ควง อภัยวงศ์
Khuang in 1959
4th Prime Minister of Thailand
In office
10 November 1947 – 8 April 1948
MonarchBhumibol Adulyadej
Preceded byThawan Thamrongnawasawat
Succeeded byPlaek Phibunsongkhram
In office
31 January 1946 – 24 March 1946
MonarchAnanda Mahidol
Preceded bySeni Pramoj
Succeeded byPridi Banomyong
In office
1 August 1944 – 31 August 1945
MonarchAnanda Mahidol
Preceded byPlaek Phibunsongkhram
Succeeded byThawi Bunyaket
Leader of the Democrat Party
In office
6 April 1946 – 15 March 1968
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySeni Pramoj
Personal details
BornKhuang
(1902-05-17)17 May 1902
Phra Tabong, Burapha, Siam (now Battambang, Cambodia)
Died15 March 1968(1968-03-15) (aged 65)
Bangkok, Thailand
PartyDemocrat
Other political
affiliations
Free Thai Movement
SpouseLekha Kunadilok
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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.