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Former deputy PM Amnuay dies at 90

Amnuay Viravan held a variety of posts in the public service and politics, from head of the Board of Investment to finance minister and deputy premier. (File photo)

Former deputy prime minister Amnuay Viravan died of pneumonia on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 90.

The veteran public servant and politician, who also served as finance minister and foreign affairs minister, passed away at around 2.30pm.

Funeral rites will be conducted at Sala Sitthisayamkarn or Sala 4 at Wat That Thong in Bangkok from Wednesday to next Tuesday.

A graduate of the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy at Chulalongkorn University in 1952, Amnuay subsequently went to the United States, obtaining master’s degrees in business administration and…

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