Suwat Jangyodsuk (; born 20 December 1961) is a Thai police officer who served as the 12th Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police.

Early life and education

Suwat Jangyodsuk was born in Khlong Khuean District,

Chachoengsao Province Chachoengsao ( th, ฉะเชิงเทรา, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in eastern Thailand. History ''Chachoengsao'' or ''Paet Riu'' ('eight stripes') is a province in eastern Thailand. It has a ...

on 20 December 1961. Suwat completed his lower secondary education at Saint Louis School, Chachoengsao (science-mathematics program). He later attended

Triam Udom Suksa School Triam Udom Suksa School ( th, โรงเรียนเตรียมอุดมศึกษา, ; lit.'university-preparatory school') is a state school in central Bangkok, Thailand. It admits upper-secondary students (''mathayom'' 4–6, eq ...

for one year before transferring to the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (AFAPS). He graduated from AFAPS Class 20, same class with the current Vice-Chamberlain of the Bureau of the Royal Household and former Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army,

Apirat Kongsompong Apirat Kongsompong ( th, อภิรัชต์ คงสมพงษ์; ; born 23 March 1960) was the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2020. He currently serves as the Vice-Chamberlain of the Roya ...

and former Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police,

Chakthip Chaijinda Chakthip Chaijinda (; born 19 October 1959) is a former Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police from 2015 to 2020. Educations Chakthip graduated from Vajiravudh College, and then he graduated from Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School ...

Career

Suwat began his career at the Royal Thai Police as a deputy chief investigator at Hua Mak police station in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

from 1983 to 1987. His very early investigation dealt with a car robbery gang in Bangkok. He was transferred to become a personal secretary of former police chief Sant Sarutanond. He worked at the investigation section of the Metropolitan Police Division 1 for almost five years and was then promoted to the chief police investigator at Samut Prakan police station. Several years later, in 2013, he became a deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau in the intelligence department. He was admired as a skilled detective. In 2020, The National Police Policy Board, headed by Prime Minister

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 ...

, agreed unanimously to promote Suwat to Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police.

References

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