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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

Pro-cannabis and a karaoke crooner: meet Thailand’s next prime minister

Anutin Charnvirakul
As former deputy premier, Anutin Charnvirakul was responsible for the decriminalisation of cannabis. Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images

The man who will become Thailand’s next prime minister after securing the backing of the majority of lawmakers in parliament on Friday is a staunch royalist and conservative with an eclectic mix of passions and hobbies.

Among other things, Anutin Charnvirakul, 58, is an advocate for cannabis legalisation, a pilot who has used his private jets to deliver organs to transplant patients, a saxophonist and street food enthusiast.

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