Mrs
KhunyingPatama
LEESWADTRAKUL

St. Francis Xavier Convent School (Thailand); Assumption Commercial College (Thailand); Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Ramkhamhaeng University (Thailand); Master of Business Administration, Ramkhamhaeng University (Thailand); Master of Science in Human Resources Development, University of Manchester (Great Britain).

Executive Board Member of G Steel Group (Steel, Energy, Construction, Real Estate); Chairperson of the Arnoma Grand Hotel & Hospitality Group;  Chairperson of the Board of Moral Promotion Center (Public Organization);  Chairperson of the Board of Contemporary Art Promotion Fund, Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture; Member of the Advisory Board, Thailand Institute of Justice (Public Organization); Chairperson of Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra; Honorary Chairperson and Founder of Thailand Choral Association; Chairperson of the Homeland Patriots Club; Member of the Advisory Board of Association of National Council of Outstanding Mothers under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali Krom Muen Suddhanarinatha; Director of Ramathibodi Foundation under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn; Member of the Advisory Board of Foundation for the Deaf under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen; Director of Foundation for Business and Industrial Development; Director of Foundation for the Blind in Thailand under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen; Honorary Advisor to the Old England Students Association under Royal Patronage; Advisor to the Catholic Association of Thailand; Advisor to the Association of Business and Professional Women of Thailand – Bangkok.

Badminton, cycling, swimming, canoeing, golf.

President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF); Member of Executive Council of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC); Member of Advisory Committee, Olympic Council of Asia (OCA); Member of Executive Board of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand (NOCT);  Advisor to the Organising Committee for the 33rd SEA Games and the 13th ASEAN Para Games;  Honorary President of Sport Movies & TV – Culture through Sport 2026, Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs (2025); Honorary Life President of the Badminton Association of Thailand Under Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King (BAT); Advisory Chairperson of Thailand Fencing Federation (TFF).

Honorary Pilot Decoration, Royal Thai Air Force (2004); Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn (2006); Knight Commander (Third Class) of the Exalted Order of the White Elephant (2006); Knight (Fourth Class) of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula ChomKlao (2007); Knight Datin Padu Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia (Al-Ismaili II) D.J.M.K., Malaysia (2007); Knight Goldenes Verdienstzeichen der Republic Osterreich Austria (2009); Knight Saint Gregory the Great from His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (2010);  Commendatore dell'Ordine al Merìto della Repubblica Italiana (Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic) (2024); Dame Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, conferred by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV (2025); Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in General Management, Ramkhamhaeng University (2004); Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Management, Lampang Rajabhat University (2012); Honorary Doctorate of Music, Mahidol University (2014); Honorary Doctorate of Liberal Arts, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon (2016); Honorary Doctorate of Arts in Tourism Industry Management, Christian University of Thailand (2016); Honorary Doctorate of Liberal Arts in Sport and Community Recreation Development, Thailand National Sports University (2017); Honorary Doctorate of Science in Sport and Health Sciences, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan (2023); Honorary Doctorate of Arts in Sport Management, Rattana Bundit University (2023); Honorary Doctorate of Arts in Sports Science, Kasem Bundit University (2024); Honorary Doctorate of Science in Sports Science, Mahidol University (2025); National Distinguished Women Award, Business Sector, National Council of Women of Thailand Under Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen (2004); Ideal Housewife Award, Business Relation of Thailand Association (2004); Outstanding Female Employer Award, Private Sector, Ministry of Labour, National Labour Day (2005); Outstanding Person, Women’s Affairs and Public Service Category on the Occasion of the International Women’s Day, Ministry of Interiors Ladies Association (2005); Outstanding Team Manager Award, Sports Authority of Thailand (2012); Best Team Manager Award, Sport Writers Association of Thailand (2012); Outstanding Sport Philanthropy Award, Sports Authority of Thailand (2014); Person of the Year, Tatler Thailand (2016); Valued Person Award, Children and Youth, Foundation of Science and Technology Council of Thailand (2016); Outstanding Sports Philanthropy Award, Sports Authority of Thailand (2018); Award and Trophy of “Value of the Land: Pride and Dignity of Thais”, Office of the Prime Minister (2022); Contribution of the Sport Award, International Canoe Federation (2022); Recognized by Forbes Thailand as a “Leading Woman Dedicated to Society” for lifelong commitment to sport, arts, and culture (August 2023); Woman of the Year for the years 2022, 2023, and 2025 by the Bangkok Post; Tatler Impact Award for Sports, Tatler Thailand (2025).

Member (2018-2019) then Chair (2020-) of the Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission. Member of the following IOC commissions: Olympic Solidarity (2020-2026); Revenues and Commercial Partnerships (2022-)