Udomdej Sitabutr

Udomdej Sitabutr (Thai: อุดมเดช สีตบุตร, born 15 August 1955) is a Thai military officer. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army from 2014 to 2015.[1]

Udomdej Sitabutr
อุดมเดช สีตบุตร
Udomdej Sitabutr at Asia Security Summit in 2017
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
30 August 2014 – 23 November 2017
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
Preceded byYuthasak Sasiprapha
Succeeded byChaichan Changmongkol
Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army
In office
1 October 2014 – 30 September 2015
Preceded byPrayut Chan-o-cha
Succeeded byThirachai Nakwanich
Personal details
Born (1955-08-15) 15 August 1955
Bangkok, Thailand
Spouse(s)Vidapa Sitabutr
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance Thailand
Branch/service Royal Thai Army
Years of service1978–2015
Rank General
CommandsCommander in Chief (Army)

Education

Udomdej studied at Saint Gabriel's College, an all-boys school. He then decided to go into a military career and proceeded to study at Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (Class 14) and Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (Class 25). Once finished in cadet school, he studied at Command and General Staff College (Class 65) and National Defence College (Class 57).

Career

Sitabutr succeeded Prayuth Chan-ocha, who in May 2014, had seized power in a coup d'état.

He concurrently served as Secretary-General of the junta, the National Council for Peace and Order. During his tenure he was implicated in the Rajabhakti Park scandal, having overseen its construction as Chairman of the Rajabhakti Foundation.[2][3]

Udomdej retired in 2015 and was succeeded by Theerachai Nakvanich, with whom he had had a long-running feud.[4]

Early life

He is the youngest of six children. One of his older siblings, Paisarn Sitabutr, is himself a retired Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Thai Air Force and a member of the National Legislative Assembly.

References
  1. Nanuam, Wassana (25 August 2015). "Gen Thirachai named as new army chief". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ""พล.อ.อุดมเดช" รับมีเรียกหัวคิวอุทยานราชภักดิ์". Thai PBS (in Thai). 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  3. Ltd.Thailand, VOICE TV. "Voice TV 21". VoiceTV. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  4. Nanuam, Wassana (6 October 2015). "Long-running rift between Theerachai, Udomdej flares". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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