Thanchaiyan_Srisuwan

Thanchaiyan Srisuwan

Thanchaiyan Srisuwan

Thai military general

Thanchaiyan Srisuwan (Thai: ธารไชยยันต์ ศรีสุวรรณ) is a Thai military official, formerly serving as Thailand's Chief of Defence Forces, following his appointment by King Vajiralongkorn in September 2017, in an annual military reshuffle of senior officers. Prior to his appointment, he served as chief of joint staff.[1][2][3]

Quick Facts General, Chiefs of Defence Forces ...

Education and careers

Thanchaiyan studied at Wat Rajbopit School and then attended the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School as a pre-cadet as a prerequisite for attending Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA). After graduating in Military school, he studied at Command and General Staff College and Joint Services Command and Staff College in England.[4][5]

Thanchaiyan previously held a position in the Royal Thai Army as the Commander of the 1st Cavalry Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, King's Guard and moved to Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters as Head of Military Operations of Royal Thai Armed Forces and then Chief of Staff to the Royal Thai Armed Forces.

In 2017 he was appointed Chief of Defence Forces of Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters.

He also Member of the National Legislative Assembly.[6]

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    Editorial, Reuters. "Thailand's King endorses annual military reshuffle". Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  2. [2]
    Nanuam, Wassana (3 Sep 2017). "Reshuffle Promotions For Army Officers Close To Ncpo". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via PressReader.
  3. [3]
    "สถานเอกอัครราชทูต ณ กรุงพนมเปญ".
  4. [4]
    ลับลวงพราง On the Rock EP06 I เดินสายบุญ กับ บิ๊กต๊อก พลเอกธารไชยยันต์ ศรีสุวรรณ ผบ.ทหารสูงสุด. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  5. [5]
    https://saranitet.police.go.th/24859
  6. [6]
    "พลเอก ธารไชยยันต์ ศรีสุวรรณ | GUNKUL Engineering (GUNKUL)".
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Thanchaiyan_Srisuwan, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.