Narong Kittikachorn (, birth 21 October 1933) is the son of

Field Marshal Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army and as such few persons are appointed to it. It is considered as ...

Thanom Kittikachorn Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn ( th, ถนอม กิตติขจร, ; 11 August 1911 – 16 June 2004) was the leader of Thailand from 1963 to 1973, during which he staged a self-coup, until public protests which exploded into viole ...

, former Prime Minister. former military commander former Commander in Chief and former Minister of Defense and the son-in-law of

Praphas Charusathien Praphas Charusathien ( th, ประภาส จารุเสถียร, , ; 25 November 1912 – 18 August 1997) was a Thai military officer and politician. He was a field marshal (''chom phon'') of the Royal Thai Army and minister of inter ...

, former army commander, former Chief of Police And former Minister of the Interior.

Personal life

Narong was born on 21 October 1933, the son of

and Jongkol Kittikachorn. and is the son-in-law of

, due to marrying Mrs. Supaporn Kittikachorn, the third daughter of Field Marshal Praphas and Sawai Jarusathien, have a total of 4 children.

Education

Narongประวัติผู้สมัคร ส.ส.
/ref> graduated from

Suankularb Wittayalai School Suankularb Wittayalai School (โรงเรียนสวนกุหลาบวิทยาลัย) (also known as Suankularb College) literally ''Rose Garden College'' is an all-boys secondary school for grades 7 through 12 in Bangkok, T ...

, then study at

Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA) ( th, โรงเรียนนายร้อยพระจุลจอมเกล้า, translit=Roong riian naai rɔ́ɔi prá Jù-lá-jɔɔm-glâo or รร.จปร.) is the service academy of ...

, class 5 and the

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town of ...

Government service

Narong Kittikachorn has served as assistant secretary-general of the coup junta (Coup in Thailand 1971) when the coup was finished hold a position Deputy Secretary-General, Commission on Inspecting and Monitoring of Official performance and is the commander of the 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, The King's Guard. After the

1973 Thai popular uprising The popular uprising of 14 October 1973 ( th, เหตุการณ์ 14 ตุลา, , ; also , , ) was a watershed event in Thailand's History of Thailand, history. The uprising resulted in the end of the ruling military dictatorship of a ...

, Narong left Thailand with Thanom and Praphas before traveling back to Thailand at a later time.

Politics

After the political situation calmed down Narong returned to Thailand and became a member of the

Thai Nation Party Thai Nation Party, or Chart Thai Party ( th, พรรคชาติไทย, ) was a conservative political party in Thailand. It was dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on December 2, 2008, along with the People's Power Party and ...

and was elected as the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province MP in

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. Later, Narong resigned from the Thai Nation Party and was a member of the

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and accepted the position of party leader and was elected as the 2nd Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya MP in

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

and the 3rd term in

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. The 3rd period is still under the Liberal Party before resigning from the Liberal Party and laying a political hand in 1992.

Honours

received the following royal decorations in the

Honours System An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes ...

of Thailand: * 1989 - Order of the White Elephant - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon

Knight Grand Cross of the Most Exalted

Order of the White Elephant __NOTOC__ The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก; ) is an order (decoration), orde ...

* 1987 -

Order of the Crown of Thailand - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon

Knight Grand Cross of the Most Noble

Order of the Crown of Thailand The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย; ) is a Thai order, established in 1869 by King Rama ...

* 1962 -

Order of Chula Chom Klao - 3rd Class lower (Thailand) ribbon

Companion of the Most Illustrious

Order of Chula Chom Klao The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์จุลจอมเกล้า; ) was established on 16 November 1873 by King Chulalongkorn, Rama V of The Thailand, Kingdom of ...

* 1961 - Victory Medal -

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

* 1969 - Victory Medal -

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, with flames * - Freemen Safeguarding Medal (Second Class, First Category) * - Chakra Mala Medal * - Ribbon bar of Red Cross Medal of Merit (Thailand)

Red Cross Medal of Merit

References

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