Paiboon Butkhan

Paiboon Butkhan (; 4 September 1918 - 29 August 1972) was a Thai composer, playwright, and screenwriter with many famous works. He would eventually be dubbed, “The number one genius composer in Thailand” and be honored as Burapasilpin in the performing arts category in 2015. Biography Kru Paiboon Butkhan, whose former name was Paiboon Praneet, was born at Ban Thong Khung, Chiang Rak Yai Subdistrict, Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani Province. He was the son of Mr. But and Mrs. Prom Praneet. His was from a poor farming family and had three siblings. When he was 6 years old, his father died, so he was raised by Mr. Jane Butkhan, who was his uncle and brought him came to Pathum Wan district, Phra Nakhon Province and changed his surname from Praneet to Butkhan. After graduating, Kru Paiboon Butkhan worked as a Thai language teacher at Kuang Siew School, then resigned to work as an electrician at Samsen Power Plant, then resigned again to work with the drama troupe, the Mae Kaew troupe and the Chantha-ropas troupe, acted as the writing radio plays and composing songs. Kru Paiboon Butkhan’s song started had recording the platter around 1947 by the induction of Sawasdee-phab Bunnag, who was