Usni Pramoj Explained

Admiral Mom Luang Usni Pramoj (Thai: อัศนี ปราโมช ; 1 July 1934 – 2 April 2017) was a Thai musician and courtier.

Honorific Prefix:Admiral Mom Luang
Honorific Suffix:PChW MPCh MWM OD
Order:Privy Council
Birth Date:1 July 1934
Birth Place:Phra Nakhon, Thailand
Death Place:Bangkok, Thailand
Parents:Seni Pramoj Usna Pramoj
Spouse:Waraphon Pramoj
Rank: Admiral
Termend:December 6, 2016
Termstart:March 3, 1984

Education

Usni was the son of Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj, twice Prime Minister and one of the major political figures of 20th-century Thai history, and Khunying Usana Pramoj Na Ayutthaya.[1] In his youth he attended Bangkok Christian College before studying law at the University of Oxford. He then studied for the Bar at the Gray's Inn, qualifying as a barrister.[2]

Government career

A lawyer by profession, Usni began his career as a judge advocate in the Ministry of Defence. In 1968 he was appointed as Manager of H.M. the King's Private Property Office (part of the Crown Property Bureau). He served as Privy Councillor to two Thai kings for over three decades, from 1984 to 2016. He was an honorary Admiral of the Royal Thai Navy.

Musical career

Usni was a distinguished a violinist and composer who founded the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and was twice named a National Artist of Thailand.

Notes and References

  1. News: Admiral ML Usni Pramoj dies of lung cancer . 17 October 2018 . Thailand Tribune . 3 April 2017.
  2. News: Ex-privy councilor M.L. Usni Pramoj passes away . 17 October 2018 . . 2 April 2017.