Klaew Thanikhul

Kleaw Thanikhul (Thai: แคล้ว ธนิกุล) was a Thai gangster and a Muay Thai promoter.

Biography

He was born on April 10, 1934 in Samut Songkhram Province. He was a mafia from Suam-Mali Junction (Thai: ย่านสวนมะลิ) in Bangkok. His alias was Laow Suan-Mali (Thai: เหลา สวนมะลิ).

After he was a Muay Thai promoter with the boxing academy Sor. Thanikhul (Thai: ส.ธนิกุล).[1]

Assassination

He survived two assassination attempts one in 1977 and another in 1982, but he was assassinated on April 5, 1991 by Assault rifle, including M16 rifle, AK-47 and M79 grenade launcher,[2] moment he was take to Samut Songkhram Province. He died at age 56.[3]

His assassins were never caught.

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