Thai army officer, civil servant and politician
Charun Rattanakun Seriroengrit
In office 8 September 1942 – 1 August 1944Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram Preceded by Khuang Aphaiwong Succeeded by Khuang Aphaiwong In office 10 March – 8 September 1942Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram Preceded by Sindh Kamalanavin Succeeded by Khuang Aphaiwong In office 26 September 1941 – 7 March 1942Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram Preceded by Mangkon Phomyothi Succeeded by Phichit Kriangsakphichit
Other offices 1934–1946
In office 1 July 1951 – 10 September 1959Preceded by himself as Director-GeneralSucceeded by Sawai Sawaisanyakon In office 11 November 1949 – 30 June 1951Preceded by Pun Sakuntanak Succeeded by himself as GovernorIn office 6 May – 30 July 1942Preceded by Khuang Aphaiwong (acting) Succeeded by Chalo Sithanakon In office 1 February 1936 – 10 March 1942Preceded by Phraya Udomyothathiyut Succeeded by Khuang Aphaiwong (acting)
Born (1895-10-27 ) 27 October 1895Bangkok , SiamDied 19 July 1983(1983-07-19) (aged 87) Bangkok, Thailand Nationality Thai Political party Khana Ratsadon Spouses
Oep Komalavardhana
(
m. 1919; died 1949)
[ 1]
Paphai Setthawat
(
m. 1952)
Children 2 Allegiance Branch/service Royal Thai Army Years of service 1904–1944 Rank General [ 2] Commands Phayap Army Battles/wars
General Charun Rattanakun Seriroengrit (Luang Seriroengrit) (Thai : จรูญ รัตนกุล เสรีเริงฤทธิ์) , [t͡ɕàruːn ráttànákun sěːriːrɤːŋrít] ; October 27, 1895 – July 19, 1983) was a Thai army officer, civil servant and politician. He was a general of the Phayap Army in the government of Plaek Phibunsongkhram in World War II .
Careers
In the days of absolute monarchy , the captain Charun Rattanakun got the feudal title of honor Luang Seriroengrit awarded. He joined the Khana Ratsadon , which mean a Coup d'état in 1932 ended the absolute monarchy and replaced Thailand with a constitutional monarchy .
At the meantime Seriroengrit became a colonel and took off in 1938 an important position in the government of Plaek Phibunsongkhram . Later, he became head of the State Railway of Thailand .,[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
After the end of Franco-Thai War , he was promoted to Lieutenant general in February 1942 and moved to the head of Phayap Army (Northeast Army). He was involved to the Burma Campaign and held in the connection part of the occupation of Shan State .[ 6]
Family
A son from his marriage with Eop Komalavardhana was Colonel Aram Rattanakul Serireongrit [th ] . Colonel Aram married Princess Galyani Vadhana in 1944; their daughter is Thanpuying Dhasanawalaya Sornsongkram .
Notes
^ At that time, Thailand did not have surnames
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