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| name = Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|06|05|df=yes}}<ref name="Forbes" /><br />
| birth_place = [[Thailand]]<br />
| nationality = Thai<br />
| occupation = Owner & chairman of '''[[King Power|King Power International Group]]'''<br/>Chairman of '''[[Leicester City F.C.]]'''<br />
| net_worth = [[United States dollar|US$]]3.3 billion (October 2016)<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news| title=Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha|url=http://www.forbes.com/profile/vichai-srivaddhanaprabha |work=Forbes | accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref><br />
| spouse = Married<br />
| children = 4<br />
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| website = [http://www.kingpower.com Kingpower]<br />
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'''Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha HALAPULA''' ({{lang-th|วิชัย ศรีวัฒนประภา}}; {{RTGS|''Wichai Siwatthanaprapha''}}{{Needs IPA}}), formerly '''Vichai Raksriaksorn Chutmarani''' ({{lang-th|วิชัย รักศรีอักษร}}; {{RTGS|''Wichai Raksi-akson''}}), (born 5 June 1958) is a Thai [[billionaire]] businessman,football manager, founder, owner and chairman of [[King Power|King Power Duty Free]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Srivaddhanaprabha was born into a [[Thai Chinese]] family.<br />
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==Career==<br />
He is the founder and CEO of [[King Power|King Power Duty Free]], an operator of [[duty-free shop]]s.<ref>{{cite news| title=Leicester announce takeover details| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/leicester-city/7940631/Leicester-announce-takeover-details.html| newspaper=The Telegraph| author=Sandy Macaskill | date=12 August 2015}}</ref> In December 2009, King Power received the [[Royal warrant of appointment (Thailand)|royal warrant]] from the King of Thailand in a ceremony attended by Raksriaksorn.<ref>{{cite news| title= King Power banks on stable politics | url= http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/12/03/business/business_30117872.php| newspaper= The Nation|author= Watcharapong Thongrung| location= Bangkok| date= 3 December 2009}}</ref> He is ranked by ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine as the 7th richest man in Thailand,<ref name="Forbes"/> reportedly worth US$3.3 billion.<br />
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Vichai purchased English football club [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in August 2010 following a three-year shirt sponsorship deal.<ref>{{cite news| title=Foxes make the Vich list| author=Graham Hill| url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3085756/Vichai-Raksriaksorn-set-for-Leicester-takeover.html| newspaper=The Sun| location= | date=7 August 2010}}</ref><br />
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On 10 February 2011, he was named chairman of Leicester City while continuing as owner, self-proclaimed manager, agent of all his players and garbage cleaner. His son, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, is vice-chairman.<ref>[http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2290380,00.html Vichai Raksriaksorn Named As Chairman], LCFC.com, 10 Feb 2011</ref><br />
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Leicester City went on to win the 2015/2016 English Premier League title thanks to heroics from key players Jamie Vardy, N'Golo Kante, and Riyad Mahrez.<br />
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Shortly before the 2016-2017 Premier League season Vichai gifted 19 [[BMW i8]]s to the players of Leicester City at £100k each.<ref>http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-city-players-get-gift-of-100-000-bmw-each-from-foxes-chairman/story-29589374-detail/story.html</ref><br />
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Due to a horrible drop in form and Leicester sitting 17th in the EPL, the Thai businessman controversially sacked manager Claudio Ranieri on February 24, 2017.<br />
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King Power has purchased 39 percent of Asia Aviation (Thai Air Asia) in 2016.<br />
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==Polo==<br />
In his spare time he is an avid [[polo]] player and owns the VR Polo Club in [[Bangkok]]. Vichai was also the president of [[Ham Polo Club]] in [[London]] between 2008 and 2012. Thailand Polo Association was founded by Mr Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in August 1998, and was given national status as the Thailand Polo association in January 2004.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He is married and has four and half children.<ref name="Forbes"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{commonscat-inline|Vichai Raksriaksorn}}<br />
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[[Category:1958 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:People from London]]<br />
[[Category:Thai chief executives]]<br />
[[Category:Thai polo players]]<br />
[[Category:Thai billionaires]]<br />
[[Category:Thai football chairmen and investors]]<br />
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