Vijit Sukmak Explained

Vijit Sukmak
Birth Date:	18 June 1933
Death Place:	Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality:	Thai
Occupation:	Military officer
Education:	Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy United States Military Academy
Office:	Minister of Defence
Term Start:	29 September 1992
Term End:	13 July 1995
Successor:	Chavalit Yongchaiyudh

Vijit Sukmak (th|วิจิตร สุขมาก; 18 June 1933 – 7 May 2023) was a Thai military officer and politician who served as Minister of Defence from 1992 to 1995.^[1]

Sukmak died of sepsis in Bangkok on 7 May 2023 at the age of 89.

Honours

National honours

• Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Elephant
• Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Thailand
• Knight Commander of the Order of Chula Chom Klao
• Victory Medal – Korean War
• Victory Medal – Vietnam War with flames
• Border Service Medal
• Boy Scout Citation Medal of Vajira, First Class
• King Rama IX Coronation Medal

Foreign Honours

• :
  • Army Commendation Medal (1968)
  • National Defense Service Medal (1968)
  • Army Meritorious Unit Commendation (1968)
  • Officer of the Legion of Merit (1982)
• :
  • Vietnam Campaign Medal (1968)

Notes and References

1. Web site: พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ แต่งตั้งรัฐมนตรี (จำนวน ๔๘ ราย). Government of Thailand. Thai. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20221223143817/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2535/A/103/1.PDF. 23 December 2022.