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Whatever Happened To Frank aka Thaksin Shinawatra?

Former Thai Prime Minister and Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra aka Frank to us Blues was here one minute and gone the next. But, what is he doing with himself these days?

MCFC owner

June 2007 – September 2008.

Frank bought the club for an estimated £81.6 million and sold the club 15 months later for a reported £200 million. Some would say he did well out the deal. I would say thank goodness ADUG came along.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: Thaksin Shinawatra, owner of Manchester City, poses for selfies with fans in the crowd during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on April 30, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Disgraced in his own country (that’s another story and for another time) the club, on departure made him ‘honorary president.