in ▁briefly ▁held ▁the ▁posts ▁of ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁under ▁the ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁Army ▁military ▁jun ta ▁and ▁the ▁post - c oup ▁government ▁of ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁An and ▁P any ar ach un . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁later ▁life , ▁Sar as in ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁council ▁pres idents ▁of ▁both ▁Ma e ▁F ah ▁Lu ang ▁University ▁in ▁Chi ang ▁R ai ▁province ▁and ▁Kh on ▁Ka en ▁University ▁in ▁Kh on ▁Ka en ▁province . ▁ ▁Dead ▁Pa o ▁Sar as in ▁died ▁at ▁Si ri raj ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Bang k ok ▁after ▁a ▁month - long ▁hospital ization ▁for ▁a ▁blood ▁in fection ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 3 . ▁A ▁royal ▁bath ing ▁r ite ▁ceremony ▁for ▁Sar as in ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Wat ▁Ben ch am ab oph it ▁with ▁Princess ▁Mah a ▁Ch ak ri ▁Sir ind horn ▁in ▁attend ance ▁representing ▁the ▁royal ▁family . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁Th ap u ying ▁T aw ika ▁Sar as in , ▁and ▁three ▁sons , ▁including ▁Th ai ▁television ▁host , ▁Kan it ▁Sar as in . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Foreign ▁hon ours ▁▁ ▁: ▁Honor ary ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Lo yal ty ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁( P . S . M .) ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁▁ ▁: ▁Honor ary ▁Commander ▁of ▁the