Field marshal (Thailand)

The Thai rank of Field Marshal () is the most senior rank of the Royal Thai Army.

The rank was formally created in 1888 together with all other ranks of the military by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who wanted to modernize his armed forces along Western lines. There have been 13 appointments to this rank. The rank has not been awarded since 1992 and its abolition has been proposed by the Thai government in 2018. Plaek Phibunsongkhram was the first commoner to hold this rank.

The Royal Thai Navy equivalent is known as Chom Phon Ruea ('Admiral of the Fleet') and Chom Phon Akat ('Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force') for the Royal Thai Air Force.

List of field marshals Portrait Name Life Date of appointment Notes Refs1Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse1859–19281910Brother of King Chualongkorn. Held the post of Commander of the Department of Military Operation. Later he would be made Admiral of the Fleet in 1913.Royal Gazette, Awarding of Naval Commissions, Volume 30, Page 2441, 18 January 2456 B.E. Previously held the rank of general in the army.Royal Gazette, Awarding of Army Commissions, Volume 27, Page 2165, 18 December 2453 B.E.2Prince Chirapravati Voradej,the Prince of Nakhon Chaisi1876–19131911Brother of King Vajiravudh. Held the post of Minister of Defence of Siam. Previously held the rank of general in the army.3Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath,the Prince of Phitsanulok1883–19201917Brother of King Vajiravudh. Organised the Siamese Expeditionary Forces to be sent to the Europe during the First World War. Previously held the rank of general in the army.Royal Gazette, Awarding of Military Commissions, Volume 34, Page 2867, 31 December 2460 B.E.4Chao Phraya Bodindechanuchit(Mom Rajawong Arun Chatrakul)1856–19211917Held the post of Commander of the Department of Military Operation. Previously held the rank of general in the army.5Prince Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, the Prince of Nakhon Sawan1881–19441917Brother of King Vajiravudh. Held the post of Siamese Army Chief of Staff. Also received the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in the same year. Previously held the rank of admiral in the navy.6Chao Phraya Surasakmontri(Cherm Saeng-chuto)1851–19311925Commander of the Siamese forces during the Haw wars (1865–1890). Previously held the rank of lieutenant general in the army.Royal Gazette, Awarding of military ranks, Volume 43, Page 432, 2 May 2469 B.E.-Ananda Mahidol(Rama VIII)1925-19461935King of Siam/Thailand7Plaek Phibunsongkhram1897–19641941Prime Minister of Thailand (1938–1944 and 1948–1957). Held the post of Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters. Also received the ranks of Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Air Force at the same time. Popularly known as Chom Phon Por (Field marshal Por). Previously held the rank of major general in the army.Royal Gazette, Announcement of Royal Decree, Volume 58, Page 981, 28 July 2484 B.E.-Bhumibol Adulyadej(Rama IX)1927-20161946King of Thailand8Phin Choonhavan1891–19731953Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (1951–1956). Leader of the Coup Group which carried out the coup d'état of 1947. Previously held the rank of general in the army.Royal Gazette, Awarding of military ranks, Volume 70, Chapter 23, 7 April 2496 B.E.9Sarit Thanarat1908–19631956Prime Minister of Thailand (1958–1963). Held the post of Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters. Later also receive the ranks of Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Air Force in 1959.Royal Gazette, Announcement from the Secretariat of the Cabinet pertaining to the awarding of military ranks, Volume 76, Chapter 28, Page 12, 28 February 2502 B.E. Previously held the ranks of general in the army, admiral in navy and air chief marshal in the air force.Royal Gazette, Announcement from the Secretariat of the Cabinet pertaining to the awarding of military ranks, Volume 72, Chapter 20, Page 660, 15 March 2498 B.E.Royal Gazette, Announcement from the Secretariat of the Cabinet pertaining to the awarding of military ranks, Volume 73, Chapter 26, Page 1, 27 March 2499 B.E.10Thanom Kittikachorn1911–20041964Prime Minister of Thailand (January to October 1958 and from 1963 to 1973). Held the post of Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters. Also received the ranks of Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Air Force at the same time. Previously held the rank of general in the army.Royal Gazette, Announcement from the Office of the Prime Minister pertaining to the awarding of military ranks, Volume 81, Chapter 3, Page 1, 11 January 2507 B.E.11Kriangkrai Attanand1913–19721972Awarded posthumously by Royal Command. Helicopter crashed while in action against Communist insurgents in Ratchaburi Province. Previously held the rank of lieutenant general (as commander of the First Army Area). Commanded the Royal Thai Expeditionary Forces during the Korean War.Royal Gazette, Announcement from the Office of the Prime Minister pertaining to the awarding of military ranks, Volume 89, Chapter 150, Page 36, 6 October 2515 B.E.12Praphas Charusathien1912–19971973Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (1963–1971). Also received the ranks of Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Air Force at the same time. Held the post of Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army. Previously held the rank of general in the army.Royal Gazette, Announcement from the Office of the Prime Minister pertaining to the awarding of military ranks, Volume 90, Chapter 64, Page 1, 6 June 2516 B.E.13Queen Regent Sirikit of Thailand1932–20251992Consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Also received the ranks of Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Air Force at the same time. Possibly the only female in history to attain such ranks.Royal Gazette, Announcement from the Office of the Prime Minister pertaining to the awarding of military ranks, Volume 109, Chapter 111, Page 1, 4 August 2535 B.E.-Vajiralongkorn(Rama X)1952—Present2016King of Thailand

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