Dhanin Chearavanont (Thai: ธนิน เจียรวนนท์, Chinese: 谢国民) (born 1939) is a Thai businessman based in Bangkok, with ancestral roots in Shantou, China. As of Forbes 2013 List of World Billionaires, Chearavanont is placed 58th with a net worth of $14.3 billion, making him the richest person in Thailand and in Southeast Asia. Chearavanont was born in 1939.Dhanin and family own the Charoen Pokhphand Group (C.P. Group). C.P.