Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the
Royal Thai Army
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History
Origin
The Royal Thai Army is responsible for protecting the kingdom's ...
.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquarters under the administration of Prime Minister
Chuan Leekpai
Chuan Leekpai ( th, ชวน หลีกภัย, , ; ; born 28 July 1938) is a Thai politician who is the current President of the National Assembly of Thailand as well as the incumbent Speaker of the Thai House of Representatives. Previou ...
. In August 2001, Chaiyasit was promoted to deputy commander of the Armed Forces Development Command. In August 2002, he was promoted to the post of deputy commander-in-chief.
As a cousin of
Prime Minister
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Thaksin Shinawatra
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, his unexpected appointment was criticised as an act of
nepotism. Both Chaiyasit and the Defence Minister, General
Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
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, denied accusations of nepotism: "If I'm appointed to a significant post in the Army because of my connection with the prime minister, I won't have any friends left in the armed forces," said Chaiyasit. He said that Thaksin would not interfere with any high-level military reshuffles: "It's a shame that the prime minister's name was tainted by such a groundless rumour."
He replaced General
Surayud Chulanont
Surayud Chulanont ( th, สุรยุทธ์ จุลานนท์, , ; born 28 August 1943) is a Thai politician. He was the Prime Minister of Thailand and head of Thailand's interim government between 2006 and 2008. He is a former sup ...
, who was promoted to become supreme commander of the
Royal Thai Armed Forces
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, as commander-in-chief in August 2003.
He was replaced as army chief in 2004, succeeded by
Prawit Wongsuwan
Prawit Wongsuwon ( th, ประวิตร วงษ์สุวรรณ, , ; born 11 August 1945) is a Thai politician who is serving as the First Deputy Prime Minister and previously served as Minister of Defence from 2008 to 2011 during th ...
, and was transferred to Supreme Command. Chaisit was then replaced as supreme commander in 2005, succeeded by General Ruangroj Mararanont.
[Nation staff. September 8, 2005]
"Long-delayed military reshuffle approved"
, ''The Nation'' (retrieved September 20, 2006).
References
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Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Hakka generals
1945 births
Living people
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Chaiyasit Shinawatra
Chaiyasit Shinawatra ( th, ชัยสิทธิ์ ชินวัตร; ; born 25 June 1945) is a former commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.
He was transferred from the army to become a special advisor to the Supreme Command Headquar ...
Recipients of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera)