 Mom Luang Pin Malakul ( hereafter referred to as ML Pin ) was born on 24 October 1903 to Mom <unk> Pia ( MR Pia ) and <unk> Sa @-@ <unk> Malakul . He was the sixth of thirteen children ( although the fourth , and the only son , to survive past birth ) . His father , a nobleman and great @-@ grandson of King Buddha <unk> <unk> , had served as King Vajiravudh 's guardian during the king 's overseas studies and held posts including Ambassador to the United Kingdom . MR Pia 's work was instrumental in the establishment of higher education in Thailand ( then known as Siam ) and he later became the third Minister of Public Instruction under King Vajiravudh . 
