Medical personnel at Phramongkutklao Hospital spent about three hours trying to resuscitate Prem but failed. The elderly statesman had served as president of the Privy Council during the reigns of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej as well the current monarch, HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Prem was born on August 26, 1920, in the southern province of Songkhla. He joined a cavalry unit of the Royal Thai Army after completing military school and rose to the position of Army commander-in-chief. Later, Prem was appointed a Privy Council member in August 1988.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 26, 2019 09:45 UTC