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This is list of defence ministers of Thailand
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Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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Prakalahom Department
No.(Term) | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Chao Phraya Mahasaena (Plee) | 1782 | 1793 | |
2 | Chao Phraya Akkaramahasaena (Bunnag Bunnag The House of Bunnag was a powerful Siamese noble family of the Persian descent of the early Rattanakosin. By the nineteenth century, its power and influence reached its zenith. The family was favored by Chakri monarchs and monopolized high-ranking titles. Three Somdet Chao Phrayas came from the... ) |
1793 | 1805 | |
3 | Chao Phraya Mahasaena (Pin) | 1805 | 1809 | |
4 | Chao Phraya Mahasaena (Boonma) | 1805 | ? | |
5 | Chao Phraya Worawongsasurasak (Sang Wongsaroj) | ? | 1809 | |
6 | Chao Phraya Mahasaena (Sung) | 1822 | Early period of Jessadabodindra Jessadabodindra Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Jessadabodindra Phra Nangklao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama III , was the third monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 21 July 1824 to 2 April 1851. He succeeded his father, Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, as the King of Siam... |
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7 | Chao Phraya Mahasaena (Sung) | ? | 1830 | |
8 | Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawongse Prayurawongse Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Prayurawongse or Dis Bunnag was a prominent political figure of Siam during the mid-19th century as a regent for Mongkut kingdom-wide... (Dis Bunnag) |
1830 | ? | |
9 | Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Si Suriyawongse Si Suriyawongse Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Si Suriyawongse December 23, 1808 – January 19, 1883) was a prominent 19th century Thai figure and served as the regent during the early years of the reign of King Chulalongkorn.... (Chuang Bunnag) |
1855 | 1869 | |
10 | Chao Phraya Surawongwaiwat (Worn Bunnag) | 1869 | 1888 | |
11 | Chao Phrya Rattanatibet (Poom Srichaiyant) | 1888 | 1894 |
Saenabodee of Defence
No.(term) | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office |
12 | General HRH Royal Highness Royal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses... Prince Narisara Nuvadtivongs Narisara Nuvadtivongs His Royal Highness Prince Chitcharoen, the Prince Narisara Nuvativongse was the son of Mongkut, King Rama IV of Siam and Princess Consort Pannarai. He was the member of the Siamese Royal Family . He created The House of Chitrabhongse , which is the descent family from the Chakri Dynasty... |
1894 | 1899 | |
13 | Major General HRH Prince Prachaksinlapakhom | 1899 | 1901 | |
14 | Field Marshal (Chom Phon Chom Phon Chom Phon or Field Marshal of Thailand is a military rank of Thailand in the Royal Thai Army, considered the equivalent to a Field Marshal or General of the Army . Today it is ceremonially held by members of the Thai Royal family and exists only on paper in the actual Thai military... ) HRH Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse Bhanurangsi Savangwongse Field Marshal Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse, The Prince Banubandhu Vongsevoradej was a son of HM King Mongkut of Siam and HM Queen Debsirindra.... |
1901 | 1910 | |
15 | Field Marshal HRH Prince Chirapravati Voradej | 11 December 1910 | 4 February 1913 | |
16 | Field Marshal Chao Phraya Bodindechanuchit (Mom Rajawongse Aroon Chatkul) | 1913 | 26 August 1921 | |
17 | General Chao Phraya Bodindechanuchit (Yam Na Nakorn) | 26 August 1921 | 4 August 1926 | |
18 | Field Marshal HRH Prince Paribatra Sukhumbhand | 24 August 1926 | 31 March 1928 | |
19 | General HH Highness Highness, often used with a possessive adjective , is an attribute referring to the rank of the dynasty in an address... Prince Boworadet |
1 April 1928 | 19 June 1931 | |
20 | Admiral HRH Prince Vudhijaya Chalermlabha | 8 November 1931 | 19 June 1932 | |
21 | Vice Admiral Phraya Ratchawangsan (Sri Kamonnawin) | 12 August 1932 | 10 December 1932 | |
22 | Major General Phraya Prasertsongkram | 29 June 1933 | 11 August 1933 |
Minister of Defence
No.(term) | Portrait | Name | Cabinet | Took office | Left office | Prime minister Prime Minister of Thailand The Prime Minister of Thailand is the head of government of Thailand. The Prime Minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet of Thailand. The post has existed since the Revolution of 1932, when the country became a constitutional monarchy.... |
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Vice Admiral Phraya Ratchawangsan (Sri Kamonnawin) | 2 | 10 December 1932 | 1 April 1933 | Phraya Manopakorn Nititada Phraya Manopakorn Nititada Phraya Manopakorn Nititada , born Kon Hutasingha , was the first Prime Minister of Siam after the Siamese Revolution of 1932 as he was selected by the leader of the People's Party - the party that instigated the revolution... |
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3 | 1 April 1933 | 20 June 1933 | ||||
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Major General Phraya Prasertsongkram | 4 | 21 June 1933 | 16 December 1933 | Colonel Phot Phahonyothin | |
5 | 16 December 1933 | 1 April 1934 | ||||
23 | Colonel Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena (Phot Phahonyothin) | 5 | 1 April 1934 | 22 September 1934 | ||
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Major General Plaek Pibulsonggram Plaek Pibulsonggram Field Marshal Plaek Pibunsongkhram , often known as Phibun Songkhram or simply Phibun in English, was Prime Minister and virtual military dictator of Thailand from 1938 to 1944 and 1948 to 1957.- Early years :... |
6 | 22 September 1934 | 9 August 1937 | ||
7 | 10 August 1937 | 21 December 1937 | ||||
8 | 21 December 1937 | 16 December 1938 | ||||
9 | 21 December 1938 | 19 August 1941 | Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram | |||
25 | General Mangkorn Phromyothi | 9 | 19 August 1941 | 15 December 1941 | ||
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Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram | 9 | 15 December 1941 | 7 March 1942 | ||
10 | 10 March 1942 | 15 November 1943 | ||||
26 | Lieutenant General Luang Kriengsakpichit (Pichit Kriengsakpichit) | 10 | 15 November 1943 | 1 August 1944 | ||
27 | Admiral Sindhu Kamolnavin | 11 | 2 August 1944 | 31 August 1945 | Major Khuang Abhaiwongse Khuang Abhaiwongse Major Luang Khuang Abhaiwongse was three times the prime minister of Thailand.Khuang was born in Battambang now belonging to Cambodia as the son of the Siamese governor of the province Battambang, Chao Phraya Abhayabhubet... |
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Lieutenant General Chit Munsilpa Sinadyodharaksa | 12 | 31 August 1945 | 17 September 1945 | Tawee Boonyaket Tawee Boonyaket Tawee Bunyaket was a Thai politician and the prime minister for a short term.After studying at the King's College and the École nationale supérieure d'Agronomie de Grignon , he started to work as a Government Official at the Thai Ministry of Agriculture... |
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13 | 19 September 1945 | 14 October 1945 | Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj Seni Pramoj Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj was three times the prime minister of Thailand and a politician in the Democrat Party. A member of the Thai royal family, he was a descendant of King Rama II.-Biography:... |
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Lieutenant General Jira Wichitsongkhram | 13 | 14 October 1945 | 31 January 1946 | ||
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Lieutenant General Chit Munsilpa Sinadyodharaksa | 14 | 2 February 1946 | 24 March 1946 | Major Khuang Abhaiwongse | |
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Lieutenant General Jira Wichitsongkhram | 15 | 24 March 1946 | 11 June 1946 | Pridi Banomyong | |
16 | 11 June 1946 | 23 August 1946 | ||||
17 | 24 August 1946 | 30 May 1947 | Rear Admiral Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi Rear Admiral Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi was the 8th prime minister of Thailand from 1946-1947.A career naval officer of Chinese ancestry, Admiral Thamrong was a leading member of the anti-Japanese Seri Thai resistance movement during World War II. He became Thailand's elected prime minister on... |
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18 | 31 May 1947 | 8 November 1947 | ||||
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Lieutenant General Luang Chatnakrob(Suk Chatnakrob) | 19 | 11 November 1947 | 21 February 1948 | ||
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