Prateep Ungsongtham Hata

Quick Facts

Full Name	Prateep Ungsongtham Hata
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 9, 1952(1952-08-09)
Age	72
Birthplace	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Horoscope	Leo

Prateep Ungsongtham Hata Biography

Prateep Ungsongtham Hata is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 9, 1952 in Bangkok, Thailand. Prateep Uengsongtham Hata is a Thai activist who was born in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei District, Thailand. She is also known as Khru Prateep (or “Teacher Prateep”) among her supporters. In 1978, she was presented with the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service. She also founded the Duang Prateep Foundation and became its Secretary General. She was a leader of the 1992 oppositional movement. She was elected to the Senate in 2000 as Bangkok’s representative.

In 1992, she was elected to the Confederation for Democracy as a member of its committee. She also became one of the leaders in the opposition to General Suchinda Kraprayoon’s military-sponsored government. This led to the bloody clashes at “Black May” that eventually saw the resignation of Suchinda.

In 2004 she received The World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child from Queen Silvia of Sweden.

After the coup d’état in Thailand 2006, she became a supporter of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (“Red Shirts”). During the protests of 2010, she belonged to the more moderate wing of the movement and was concerned to see the militant tendencies within the group. Her commitment to the “Red Shirts” and the political polarisation in Thailand led to a decline of donations for her Duang Prateep Foundation from within the country. Some regular donors who are affiliated with the opposite political camp refused to give to an organisation headed by a “Red Shirt” and stopped their payments.

She married Mr. Tatsuya, a Japanese citizen, in 1987.

Prateep Ungsongtham Hata Net Worth

Prateep Ungsongtham Hata is one of the richest Politician from Thailand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Prateep Ungsongtham Hata 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Prateep started her One Baht a Day School in her home because most slum children couldn’t go to regular schools. Prateep spent a lot of time helping families and children to adapt to the harsh conditions of slum living. Prateep was interviewed by a Bangkok Post reporter when the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT), threatened to evict the slum dwellers. The PAT wanted to expand its facilities in 1972. Private individuals, foreign embassies, and the Bangkok Bank donated to her school. Thammasat University students supported her as volunteer teachers. The PAT eventually reached a compromise and provided a 1km new location. The school built a school building in 1974. In 1976, it was officially recognized by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. It also changed its policy regarding children born without a birth certificate. Prateep also received her education diploma from Suan Dusit Teachers College.

1978, Prateep was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in Public Service. Prateep used the prize money to create the Duang Prateep Foundation (“flame of hope”), and she became its Secretary General. She began to receive recognition from the institution. Queen Sirikit congratulated Sirikit upon her receiving the Magsaysay Award. The Ministry of Education, which had once opposed her efforts, named her the best teacher in Thailand in 1980. She was the first Asian citizen to be awarded the John D. Rockefeller III Youth Award in 1981 for her “outstanding contribution towards Mankind”. She established the Foundation for Slum Child Care with the prize money. Prem Tinsulanonda, Prime Minister of India, visited the slums along with her school in the same year.

In Thailand’s first direct election of the Senate in the year 2000, she won a seat in this chamber of parliament. She used her position to advocate the rights of the poor and discriminated people on political level.

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Facts & Trivia

Prateep Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Thailand. Prateep Ungsongtham Hata celebrates birthday on August 9 of every year.