Usni Pramoj

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

Admiral Mom Luang
Usni Pramoj
PChW MPCh MWM OD
Privy Council
In office
March 3, 1984 – December 6, 2016
MonarchBhumibol Adulyadej
Personal details
Born(1934-07-01)July 1, 1934
Phra Nakhon, Thailand
DiedApril 2, 2017(2017-04-02) (aged 82)
Bangkok, Thailand
SpouseWaraphon Pramoj
ParentSeni Pramoj Usna Pramoj
Military service
Rank Admiral

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.[2] 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.

References
  1. "Admiral ML Usni Pramoj dies of lung cancer". Thailand Tribune. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. "Ex-privy councilor M.L. Usni Pramoj passes away". Thai PBS. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.


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