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Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara (Thai: สมเด็จพระญาณสังวร; RTGS: Somdet Phra Yannasangwon; 3 October 1913 – 24 October 2013) né Charoen Khachawat (Thai: เจริญ คชวัตร) and dharma name Suvaḍḍhano (Thai: สุวฑฺฒโน) was the 19th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand. He was appointed to the position in 1989 by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He turned 100 in October 2013 and died later the same month.