| Chirathivat | |
| Native Name: | จิราธิวัฒน์ |
| Other Names: | Saejeng |
| Parent Family: | Zheng family |
| Region: | Bangkok |
| Origin: | Hainan, China |
| Founded: | 1927 |
| Founder: | Tiang Chirathivat |
| Current Head: | Tos Chirathivat |
| Other Families: | House of Kitiyakara Hongsakula family |
| Heirlooms: | Central Group |
The Chirathivat family (Thai: จิราธิวัฒน์, in Thai pronounced as /tɕìrāːtʰíwát/) is a Thai family of Chinese descent. The family was headed by Tiang Chirathivat (; 1905–1968), who migrated to Siam from Hainan and settled in Bangkok in 1927. Tiang's original Chinese surname was Cheng.[1] He had 26 children with three wives that resulted in roughly 220 descendants today. Fifty-one are currently involved in the business.[2] His descendants jointly own and manage the Central Group, and are ranked third on Forbes' list of Thailand's fifty richest.[3]
The Central Group owns more than 60 department stores and shopping malls. It also operates hotels and restaurants, with a total of 5,000 outlets. The Chirathivat family bought the upscale Italian department store chain, La Rinascente, for a reputed US$291 million. The purchase was announced in May 2011 by Tos Chirathivat, a Central Group executive.[4] In 2020, the Central Group announced the purchase of the Swiss luxury department store Globus alongside other assets for more than US$1 billion in a joint venture with the Austrian Signa, which announced insolvency in November 2023.[5]