Chalermpol Srisawat Explained

Honorific-Prefix:General
Chalermpol Srisawat
Native Name:เฉลิมพล ศรีสวัสดิ์
Native Name Lang:th
Honorific-Suffix:MPCh MWM DPKT
Office:Member of the Senate of Thailand
Term Label:Ex officio
Term Start:6 December 2020
Term End:30 September 2023
Predecessor:Pornpipat Benyasri
Successor:Songwit Noonpackdee
Office1:Chief of Defence Forces
Term Start1:1 October 2020
Term End1:30 September 2023
Predecessor1:Pornpipat Benyasri
Successor1:Songwit Noonpackdee
Birth Date:5 January 1963
Birth Place:Lopburi, Thailand
Allegiance: Thailand
Battles:Cambodian–Thai border dispute

Chalermpol Srisawat (Thai: เฉลิมพล ศรีสวัสดิ์) is a Thai military general. He served as Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces from October 2020 to October 2023.[1] [2]

Education and careers

Chalermpol studied primary and secondary school at Pibulwitthayalai School in Lopburi province and then attended the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School as a pre-cadet as a prerequisite for attending Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA). After graduating military school, he studied at Command and General Staff College and National Defence College.

Chalermpol as a soldier in the cavalry in the Royal Thai Army, he started his career as Commander of the 25th Cavalry Battalion at Saraburi and then Chief of Staff of the 2nd Cavalry Division, King's Guard. In 2015 he became a commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, King's Guard until 2017. He was then appointed Director-General of Directorate of Operations, Royal Thai Army.

He took part in writing the plan "Chakrabongse Bhuvanath Battle Plan" in the Cambodian–Thai border dispute in 2011.

After climbing up in the army he has moved to RTARF HQ as Chief of Staff Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters and then became Chief of Defence Forces in 2020.[3]

Awards

Foreign Honours

Notes and References

  1. News: 6 October 2020. New military commander vows no more coups or role in politics, despite joint chiefs being part of Senate. The Nation. 10 February 2021.
  2. News: 7 October 2020. New Thai army chief allays concerns over military meddling. Union of Catholic Asian News. 10 February 2021.
  3. Web site: เปิดประวัติ "พล.อ.เฉลิมพล ศรีสวัสดิ์" ได้รับพระราชทานยศ พล.ร.อ.-พล.อ.อ.. 12 February 2021.