Naraporn Chan-o-cha ( th, นราพร จันทร์โอชา, ; née Rotchanachan; born 20 June 1954) is a Thai educator. She was an associate professor at the Faculty of Arts of

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

. She is the wife of

Prayut Chan-o-cha Prayut Chan-o-cha (sometimes spelled Prayuth Chan-ocha; th, ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา, ; born 21 March 1954) is a Thai politician and retired Royal Thai Army, army officer who has served as the Prime Minister of T ...

, the 29th

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Early life and education

Naraporn was born on 20 June 1954. She is the daughter of Police Brigadier General Chamrat Rotchanachan, a policeman and governor from

Narathiwat Province Narathiwat ( th, นราธิวาส, Malay: Menara) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan an ...

and Suthin Rotchanachan. She attended classes at Saint Joseph Convent School. Later on, she graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Liberal Arts at

Thammasat University Thammasat University (Abbreviation, Abrv: TU th, มธ.; th, มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์, , ) is a public research university in Thailand with campuses in Tha Phra Chan area of Phra Nakhon District near the ...

and a master's degree in English teaching from the Faculty of Science at

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Career

Until 2010, Naraporn worked as an associate professor at Chulalongkorn University's Language Institute. She became the president of Organization of English Teachers in Thailand and vice chairman of the Distance Learning Foundation, where she took up a guest lecturer position. She also worked for the Foundation for the Blind after leaving Chulalongkorn. When her husband, Prayut, became the Commander-in-Chief of the

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, she served as the president of the Thai Army Wives Association.

Personal life

Naraporn is married since 22 June 1984 to Prayut Chan-o-cha, whom she met while teaching English at Chulalongkorn University. They have twin daughters named Tanya and Nittha.

Honours

* : Knight Grand Cordon of the

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 ...

(2004) *

Chakrabarti Mala Medal (Thailand) ribbon

: Chakrabarti Mala Medal (2005) * : Knight Grand Cordon of the

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

(2010)

References

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Naraporn Chan-o-cha Naraporn Chan-o-cha ( th, นราพร จันทร์โอชา, ; née Rotchanachan; born 20 June 1954) is a Thai educator. She was an associate professor at the Faculty of Arts of Chulalongkorn University. She is the wife of Prayut ...