Bhichit Rattakul

Bhichit Rattakul

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name = Bhichit Rattakul


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occupation = Director of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
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alma_mater = Brigham Young University
education = Ph.D. (1976) Chemical engineering
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known_for = Former Governor of Bangkok, Thailand (1996-2000)

Bhichit Rattakul is a Thai politician who served as the governor of Bangkok from 1996 to 2000 and the science minister for Thailand. [cite news | url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/08/23/2003199893 | title = Bangkok mayoral hopefuls span wide range | work = Tapei Times | accessdate = 2008-05-20 ] Bhichit earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1976 and was instrumental in the September 2000 Thailand visit of LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley. [cite news | url = http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=1c0da1615ac0c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 | title = News of the Church | accessdate = 2008-05-20 ] As of May 2008, Bhichit serves as Director of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, which is run under the auspices of the United Nations. [cite news | url = http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/05/03/opinion/opinion_30072163.php | title = Welcome harbinger | work = The Nation | accessdate = 2008-05-20 ]

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External links

* [http://www.adpc.net/ Asian Disaster Preparedness Center]


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