Pon Paladraksa: key obituary facts
Is Pon Paladraksa dead? Yes. Pon Paladraksa died on July 31, 2026, at age 102.
Cause of death: Pon Paladraksa's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Pon Paladraksa known for?
Pon Paladraksa was a Thai police lieutenant general.
Pon Paladraksa, a Thai police lieutenant general, died on July 31, 2026, aged 102.
Known in the Thai police service as a former commander of Provincial Police Region 3, he was also the father of Dr. Pakpilai Thavisin, the wife of Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
The Thai-language account on his Wikipedia page says he married Udomsri Paladraksa, née Ramindra or Julayanon, the daughter of Police Lieutenant General Ramaindra (Duang Julayanon), a former police chief and former permanent secretary of the interior, and that the couple had four children. It also notes that he entered the police academy in 1945 and received his first commissioned rank, police sub-lieutenant, on September 1 of that year.