The Vongvanij family (Thai: ว่องวานิช, pronounced [wɔ̂ŋ.wāː.nít]) is a Thai Chinese family. The family was founded by Luan Vongvanij, a Hainanese immigrant who settled in Siam in 1903 at the age of twelve. In 1928, he acquired the British Dispensary, a pharmaceutical company which continues to be owned by the family. The company passed onto his sons Boonchit and Boonyong in 1963 and from Boonyong to his son Anurut in 1993.[1]

Vongvanij
ว่องวานิช
Current regionBangkok
Place of originHainan, China
Founded1903
FounderLuan Vongvanij
PropertiesBritish Dispensary

Notable people with the surname Vongvanij include:

References

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  1. ^ "การคงอยู่ของชนรุ่น 3 เตี่ยกับเสี่ยในว่องวานิช". Manager. July 1992. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.