Origins & Early Life

Dhanin Chearavanont (Thai: ธนินท์ เจียรวนนท์; RTGS: Thanin Chiarawanon; born 19 April 1939), known in Chinese as Xie Guomin, or Chia Kok Min in Teochew (Chinese: 謝國民; pinyin: Xiè Guómín, Peng'im: zia7 gog4 min5 ), is a Thai businessman and entrepreneur. He is the senior chairman of Charoen Pokphand, Thailand's largest private company. Dhanin is head of the Chearavanont family, which was ranked by Forbes Asia in 2017 as Asia's fourth-wealthiest family with a net worth of US$36.6 billion. As of January 2021, his net worth was estimated at $17.2 billion.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

By July 2021 Forbes stated Dhanin and his brothers were worth to be US$12.8 billion, and in July 2022, Forbes ranked the Chearavanont Brothers as the richest in Thailand. Dhanin Chearavanont was born in 1939, as the fourth and youngest son of Chia Ek Chor. Dhanin attended primary school at the Chinese Sarasit Wittaya school in Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi province, until graduating in 1949. In 1952, he travelled to China to study at Shantou No.1 High School, before travelling to the Education University of Hong Kong where he pursued higher education in 1956 including training from the National Defence College...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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