List of Commanders of the Royal Thai Air Force
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Air Chief Marshal
Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Itthaporn Subhawong
Itthaporn Subhawong
Air Chief Marshal Itthaporn Subhawong b. 1952 was appointed the 21st Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force on the 1st of October 2008.Itthaporn Subhawong was born on 6 January 1952 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand...
, who is headquartered in Bangkok. The following officers have had command of the entire Royal Thai Air Force
Royal Thai Air Force
The Royal Thai Air Force or RTAF is the air force of the Kingdom of Thailand. Since its establishment in 1913, as one of the earliest air forces of Asia, the Royal Thai Air Force had engaged in many major and minor battles. During the Vietnam war era, the air force has been developed with USAF-aid...
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| No. | Name | Term begins | Term ends |
| 1 | Field Marshal Field Marshal Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical... Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath Chakrabongse Bhuvanath Field Marshal Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanadh, Prince of Phitsanulok, , was the fortieth child of King Chulalongkorn and the fourth child of Queen Sri Bajarindra.... |
1913 | 1915 |
| 2 | Major General Major General Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general... Phraya Chalerm Akas |
1915 | 1932 |
| 3 | Colonel Colonel Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures... Phraya Vehasayan Silapasit |
1932 | 1935 |
| 4 | Group Captain Group Captain Group captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above wing commander and immediately below air commodore... Munee Mahasanthana Vejayantarungsarit |
1935 | 1937 |
Royal Thai Air Force
| No. | Name | Term begins | Term ends |
| 1 | Air Marshal Air Marshal Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force... Munee Mahasanthana Vejayantarungsarit |
1937 | 1941 |
| 2 | Air Marshal Luang Atuegtevadej | 1941 | 1943 |
| 3 | Air Marshal Luang Tevaritpanluek | 1943 | 1949 |
| 4 | Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force is a 5-star rank and the most senior rank in the Royal Thai Air Force. It is equivalent to a Field Marshal in the Royal Thai Army and an Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Thai Navy... Fuen Ronnaphagrad Ritthakhanee Fuen Ronnaphagrad Ritthakhanee Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force Fuen Ronnaphagrad Ritthakhanee was a Royal Thai Air Force officer who served as the Commander of the Royal Thai Air Force from 1949 to 1957.... |
1949 | 1957 |
| 5 | Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force Chalermkiat Vatthanangkun | 1957 | 1960 |
| 6 | Air Chief Marshal Air Chief Marshal Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force... Bunchu Chantharubeksa |
1960 | 1974 |
| 7 | Air Chief Marshal Kamon Dechatungkha | 1974 | 1977 |
| 8 | Air Chief Marshal Phaniang Kantharat | 1977 | 1981 |
| 9 | Air Chief Marshal Thaklaeo Susillavorn | 1981 | 1983 |
| 10 | Air Chief Marshal Prapan Dhupatemiya | 1983 | 1987 |
| 11 | Air Chief Marshal Voranat Aphichari | 1987 | 1989 |
| 12 | Air Chief Marshal Kaset Rotjananil | 1989 | 1992 |
| 13 | Air Chief Marshal Kanth Pimanthip | 1992 | 1993 |
| 14 | Air Chief Marshal MR Siripong Thongyai | 1993 | 1996 |
| 15 | Air Chief Marshal Amon Naewmalee | 1996 | 1997 |
| 16 | Air Chief Marshal Thananit Niumtundhi | 1997 | 1999 |
| 17 | Air Chief Marshal Sanan Tuatip | 1999 | 2000 |
| 18 | Air Chief Marshal Pong Manesilp | 2000 | 2002 |
| 19 | Air Chief Marshal Kongsak Wanthana | 2002 | 31 July 2005 |
| Air Chief Marshal Chalerm Choomchuensook (acting) |
31 July 2005 | 30 August 2005 | |
| 20 | Air Chief Marshal Chalit Pookpasuk Chalit Pookpasuk Air Chief Marshal Chalit Pookpasuk was Thai air force officer, Commander of the Royal Thai Air Force, and acting chairman of Council for National Security, the junta that overthrew the government of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the 2006 coup d'état.-Biography:Chalit graduated from... |
2005 | 2008 |
| 21 | Air Chief Marshal Itthaporn Subhawong Itthaporn Subhawong Air Chief Marshal Itthaporn Subhawong b. 1952 was appointed the 21st Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force on the 1st of October 2008.Itthaporn Subhawong was born on 6 January 1952 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand... |
2008 | Present |
See also
- Royal Thai Air ForceRoyal Thai Air ForceThe Royal Thai Air Force or RTAF is the air force of the Kingdom of Thailand. Since its establishment in 1913, as one of the earliest air forces of Asia, the Royal Thai Air Force had engaged in many major and minor battles. During the Vietnam war era, the air force has been developed with USAF-aid...
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- List of Commanders of the Royal Thai Army
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