Chamlong Srimuang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chamlong Srimuang

Thai politician

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1935

Place of Birth: Thon Buri, Thailand

Profession: military personnel, politician, activist

Nationality: Thailand

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Chamlong Srimuang (Thai: ????? ????????, born 5 July 1935) is a Thai activist and former politician.
A former general, he was a leader of the "Young Turks" military clique, founded and led the Palang Dharma Party, served for six years as governor of Bangkok, led the anti-military uprising of May 1992, and is a prominent member of the People's Alliance for Democracy, a group strongly opposed to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Chamlong had supported the military junta that overthrew Thaksin in a coup.
A devout Buddhist and follower of the Santi Asoke sect, he is now celibate, a vegetarian, and claims to have no worldly possessions.
Chamlong Srimuang received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the category of Government Service in 1992.