Office: | President of the Constitutional Court of Thailand |
Term Start: | 19 March 2024 |
Preceded: | Worawit Kangsasitiam |
Education: | Thammasat University (BA) Chulalongkorn University (MA) Waseda University (PhD) |
Native Name: | นครินทร์ เมฆไตรรัตน์ |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Nakarin Mektrairat is a Thai jurist and academic who has served as the President of the Constitutional Court of Thailand since 2024.[1] [2] [3] [4] Mektrairat previously served as an administrator at Thammasat University from 2011 to 2015, and as dean of faculty of political science from 2004 to 2010.[5]
Mektrairat was appointed as a Constitutional Court judge in November 2015, under Thailand's 2007 constitution.[6] Mektrairat's presidency of the Constitutional Court has overseen the disqualification of the Move Forward Party and its leadership, along with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.[7] [8]