Boonkua Lourvanij

Boonkua Lourvanij was born in Bangkok, but educated first at Assumption College in Massachusetts and later at Melbourne University, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. He worked selling tractors after graduation, before establishing a career with the Holden automobile company and eventually launching his own dealership in Thailand. This venture made him wealthy and he used this money to enter the field of property development, at which he was very successful.

He later served as the CEO of the Asoke Motors Company, as well as President of the Bangkok South Rotary Club in 1986 and 1987. Athletically, he was active in golf and, more importantly, sport shooting, becoming a founding member of the Skeet and Trap Shooting Association of Thailand. He was selected to represent Thailand twice at the Olympic Games: in 1968 he finished 49th out 52 competitors in the skeet event, while in 1972 he placed 55th out of 57 participants in the trap tournament.