Thammarak Isarangkura na Ayudhaya ( th, ธรรมรักษ์ อิศรางกูร ณ อยุธยา, Thammarak Itsarangkun na Ayutthaya) is a former

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military officer, member of parliament, co-founder of the

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, and former

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. He was forced into hiding in the

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. Thammarak is of

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descent.

Early life and education

Thammarak born on July 22, 1938 in Roi Et Province, is married to Wanida Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya. He graduated from Prachawittaya School and Buri Ram boarding school, Secondary school 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 ...

, and

Amnuay Silpa School Amnuay Silpa School ( th, โรงเรียนอำนวยศิลป์; ) is a coeducational private school in Bangkok, Thailand. It teaches kindergarten, primary and secondary levels. The school was founded in 1926, formerly as an all- ...

and then Bachelor of Science from

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 10 and National Defense College, Class 34.

Careers

Thammarak used to serve in the military under the army he used to be a commander in military intelligence then he is the commander of Military Circle in Petchaburi Province. He is the Chief of Staff of the Deputy Chief of Staff and Special Expert of

Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters The Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters ( th, กองบัญชาการกองทัพไทย) or the RTARF HQ, is the "mostly ornamental" joint headquarters of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, which is composed of the Royal Thai Army, ...

. In addition, he was also Chairman of the Organization for the Transport of Goods and Parcel (ETO).

Political careers

Thammarak was

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And the Minister of Defense in the government of

Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra ( th, ทักษิณ ชินวัตร; ; ; Chinese: 丘達新; cnr, Taksin Šinavatra; born 26 July 1949), is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, a ...

later, in 2007, political rights were disqualified for 5 years due to being the executive committee of the

which was dissolved in the 2006 political party dissolution case but Thammarak was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months imprisonment for not guilty on 30 May 2012 for being an official user of the organization or government agencies abusing or abusing their duties in order to cause damage to any person or performing or refraining from performing the duties dishonestly. Later, the case was dismissed because there was no evidence showing that Thammarak had any involvement and the court ordered the case to be removed from the directory. In the 2019 Thai general election, he was nominated as a political party candidate who would propose to parliament to appoint a prime minister on behalf of the Palang Thai Rak Thai Party.

References

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