Wan Waithayakon

Wan Waithayakon วรรณไวทยากร
Prince Naradhip Bongsprabandh
Waithayakon in the 1940s
Born	(1891-08-25)25 August 1891 Bangkok, Siam
Died	5 September 1976(1976-09-05) (aged 85) Bangkok, Thailand
Spouse	Princess Bibulaya Benchang Kitiyakara
Issue	2
House	Vorawan family (Chakri dynasty)
Father	Prince Voravanakara, Prince of Naradhip Prapanpongse
Mother	Tuansri Voravan Na Ayudhya
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President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 1956–1957
Preceded by	Rudecindo Ortega
Succeeded by	Leslie Munro
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 28 March 1952 – 20 October 1958
Prime Minister	Plaek Phibunsongkhram Pote Sarasin Thanom Kittikachorn
Preceded by	Warakan Bancha
Succeeded by	Thanat Khoman
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office 1 January 1958 – 20 October 1958
Prime Minister	Thanom Kittikachorn
In office 9 February 1959 – 8 December 1963
Prime Minister	Sarit Thanarat
In office 9 December 1963 – 9 December 1969
Prime Minister	Thanom Kittikachorn
Rector of Thammasat University
In office 19 December 1963 – 31 March 1971
Preceded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
Succeeded by	Sanya Dharmasakti

Prince Vanna Vaidhayakara (full title: His Royal Highness Prince Vanna Vaidhayakara, the Prince Naradhip Bongsprabandh), known in the West as Wan Waithayakon (1891–1976), was a Thai royal prince and diplomat. He was President of the Eleventh Session of the United Nations General Assembly (1956–1957), while serving as Thailand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.^[1] He was a grandson of King Mongkut (Rama IV).^[2]