[1][2] On 19 January 2022, Savanayana formed a new party called Sang Anakot Thai (Building Thailand's Future) along with Sontirat Sontijirawong.

[3] Uttam Saanayana was born on 19 May 1960 to be the son of Lek and Ya Yee Savanayana.

He graduated from primary and secondary school from Chulalongkorn University Demonstration School[4] and bachelor's degree in electrical engineering From Brown University,[5] USA.

He worked as a teacher in a higher education institution and became Deputy Dean of Academic Department and Lecturer in the Faculty of Finance, National Institute of Development Administration and was appointed rector of Bangkok University in June 2015.

Later in 2015, he was appointed Minister of Information and Communication Technology in the government of Prayut Chan-o-cha but submitted a resignation letter on 12 September 2016 to have the appointment of the Digital Economy and Society Minister, a ministry to be established.