Phraya Manavaratsevi

Phraya Manavaratsevi or Manawaratchasewi, born as Plot Wichian Na Songkhla, was regent to Rama IX of Thailand for 15 years and was a secretary-general of the Office of the Council of State, a director-general of the Attorney General, a secretary of the Thai Bar, a Speaker of the House of Representatives, a President of the National Assembly of Thailand, a member and president of the Privy Council, and an Extraordinary Professor of the University of Moral and Political Sciences.

Biography

Phraya Manavaratsevi was a son of Phra Anantasombat.
He studied at Assumption College, Debsirin School, and King's College (Thailand). After he graduated from King's College, he came under the patronage of Prince Raphi Phatthanasak. In 1913, he got King's Scholarship from the Ministry of Justice to study law at Inner Temple, United Kingdom.
He died on 17 February 1984 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok.

Thai Honours

1950 - Knight Grand Cross of The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
1950 - Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
1941 - Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
1926 - King Prajadhipok's Royal Cypher Medal, 4th Class
1938 - King Ananda Mahidol's Royal Cypher Medal, 2nd Class
1953 - King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Royal Cypher Medal, 1st Class
1935 - Safeguarding the Constitution Medal
1918 - Dushdi Mala Medal, Sinlapa Witthaya
1934 - Chakrabarti Mala Medal
1925 - King Rama VII Coronation Medal
1950 - King Rama IX Coronation Medal
1932 - Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 150th Years of Rattanakosin Celebration
1933 - First Class of Red Cross Medal of Appreciation

Foreign Honours