Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sonthi Boonyaratglin

Thai military leader

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1946

Place of Birth: Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Thailand

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sonthi Boonyaratglin (Thai: ???? ???????????, RTGS: Sonthi Bunyaratkalin, IPA: [son.t?í? bun.já.rát.kà.lin]; born 2 October 1946) is former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army and former head of the Council for National Security, the military junta that ruled the kingdom.
He was the first Muslim in charge of the army of the mostly Buddhist country.
On 19 September 2006, he became the de facto head of government of Thailand after overthrowing the elected government in a coup d'état.
After retiring from the Army in 2007, he became Deputy Prime Minister, in charge of national security. Sonthi is a multimillionaire and has two wives, Sukanya and Piyada, despite legal prohibitions against bigamy.