Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Thailand's 38-year-old Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Laos.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra -- the youngest prime minister in Thailand's history -- arrives ahead of a no-confidence vote at the parliament in Bangkok, March 24, 2025.
Leader of the Opposition Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut accused her of only serving her family and father Thaksin Shinawatra's interests.
She easily won the trust vote, winning 319 votes.
Paetongtarn -- who was born on August 21, 1986 -- has a BA in political science from Chulalongkorn University and an MSc in hotel management from the University of Surrey.
Wikipedia notes she supports LGBT rights, rewriting the Thai constitution and scrapping military conscription.
Paetongtarn welcomes Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli at Government House, April 2, 2025.
It is the first visit by a Nepali head of government to Thailand in 80 years!
Paetongtarn with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, February 6, 2025.
Xi thanked her for acting against scam networks on the Thai-Myanmar border, cutting off electricity to these crime hubs.
Paetongtarn -- seen here at a meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, December 16, 2024 -- was sworn in as prime minister on August 18, 2024.
She describes herself as a 'socially liberal capitalist'.
Her aunt Yingluck Shinwatra was Thailand's 1st woman PM, serving from 2011 to 2014.
On Monday, March 31, 2025, Paetongtarn visited the site of the building that collapsed in last week's earthquake in Bangkok, trapping over 50 people under the rubble.
Paetongtarn with then US president Joe Biden and then South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol at the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, November 16, 2024.
Paetongtarn at the ASEAN Plus Three Summit at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane, Laos, October 10, 2024.
In January 2025, she declared more than $400 million in assets to Thailand's anti-corruption commission.
Wikipedia reports that 'As of 2022, she holds a total of 21 companies valued at approximately $2 billion.'
Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at Government House in Bangkok ahead of a royal oath-taking ceremony for her cabinet, Septeber 6, 2024.
In January, she revealed she was almost scammed by someone who spoke in a voice similar to a world leader.
Paetongtarn with family members during the royal endorsement ceremony appointing her as prime minister.
Paetongtarn is billionaire businessman Thaksin Shinawatra's youngest child.
Thaksin, seated centre, served as Thai PM from 2001 to 2006 before he was deposed in a military coup.
He spent 15 years in exile and returned to Bangkok in 2023.
Wikipedia revealed that Paetongtarn owns 217 luxury handbags and 75 luxury watches!
Paetongtarn -- who, Wikipedia informs us, is nicknamed Ung Ing by family and friends -- is seen here with husband businessman Pitaka Suksawat and their 4-year-old daughter Thitara and son Phrutthasin, who turns 2 on May 1.
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