List of commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army
Royal Thai Army

List of commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army

Section Title: Royal Thai Army
Table Section Text: None

No.	Portrait	Rank	Name	Term begins	Term ends

11 (1)	-	General	Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena (Phot Phahonyothin)	1932	1938

12 (1)	-	Field Marshal	Luang Phibunsongkhram (Plaek Phibunsongkhram)	1938	1944

13	-	Lieutenant General	Phichit Kriangsakphichit	6 Aug 1944	24 Aug 1944

11 (2)	-	General	Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena (Phot Phahonyothin)	1944	1946

14	-	General	Adul Aduldejcharat (Bhat Peungprakhun)	1946	1947

12 (2)	-	Field Marshal	Luang Phibunsongkhram (Plaek Phibunsongkhram)	1947	1948

15	-	Field Marshal	Phin Choonhavan	1948	1954

16	-	Field Marshal	Sarit Thanarat	1954	1963

17	-	Field Marshal	Thanom Kittikachorn	1963	1964

18	-	Field Marshal	Praphas Charusathien	1964	1973

19	-	General	Kris Sivara	1973	1975

20	-	General	Boonchai Bamroongpong	1975	1976

21	-	General	Serm Na Nagara	1976	1978

22	Prem Tinsulanoda cropped.JPG	General	Prem Tinsulanonda	1978	1981

23	-	General	Prayut Jarumanee	1981	1982

24	-	General	Arthit Kamlang-ek	1982	1986

25	-	General	Chavalit Yongchaiyudh	1986	1990

26	-	General	Suchinda Kraprayoon	1990	1992

26	-	General	Isarapong Noonpakdee	7 Apr 1992	31 Jul 1992

28	-	General	Vimol Vongvanich	1992	1995

29	-	General	Pramon Plasindhi	1995	1996

30	-	General	Chettha Thannajaro	1996	1998

31	-	General	Surayud Chulanont	1998	2002

32	-	General	Somtat Attanand	2002	2003

33	-	General	Chaiyasit Shinawatra	2003	2004

34	-	General	Prawit Wongsuwan	2004	2005

35	-	General	Sonthi Boonyaratglin	2005	2007

36	-	General	Anupong Paochinda	2007	2009

37	-	General	Prayut Chan-o-cha	2010	2014

38	-	General	Udomdej Sitabutr	2014	2015

39	-	General	Teerachai Nakwanich	2015	2016

40	-	General	Chalermchai Sitthisart	2016	2018

41	-	General	Apirat Kongsompong	2018	Incumbent

Sentence(s)

Praphas Charusathien was the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army until 1973.

final_sentence: Praphas Charusathien was the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army until 1973.