Abhai Chandavimol Explained

Abhai Chandavimol
Native Name:	อภัย จันทวิมล
Native Name Lang:	th
Term Start1:	14 October 1973
Term End1:	22 May 1974
Term Start2:	18 December 1972
Term End2:	14 October 1973
Predecessor2:	Sukit Nimmanhemin
Birth Date:	16 February 1907
Birth Place:	Chanthaburi, Thailand
Death Place:	Bangkok, Thailand
Spouse:	Thongkond Chandavimol
Profession:	Educator
Alma Mater:	University of Cambridge

Abhai Chandavimol (Thai: อภัย จันทวิมล 1907-1993), the Thai Minister of Education served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1965 to 1971, representing The National Scout Organization of Thailand.

In 1971, Chandavimol was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, at the 22nd World Scout Conference.^[1]

Honour

received the following royal decorations in the Honours System of Thailand:

• 1967 - Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
• 1963 - Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
• 1965 - Dame Grand Commander of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
• 1988 - Member of the Order of Symbolic Propitiousness Ramkeerati
• 1941 - Medal for Service Rendered in the Interior (Indochina)
• 1962 - Border Service Medal
• 1951 - Chakrabarti Mala Medal
• 1971 - King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal 3rd
• 1957 - Red Cross Medal of Appreciation, First Class (Gold Medal)

References

• Dr. László Nagy, 250 Million Scouts, The World Scout Foundation and Dartnell Publishers, 1985, complete list through 1981, from which the French Scoutopedia article is sourced

External links

• French Scoutopedia article

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award . . scout.org . 2019-05-01 . 2020-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201129053624/https://www.scout.org/BronzeWolfAward/List . dead .