Udomdej Sitabutr

Udomdej Sitabutr
MPCh MWM RM
อุดมเดช สีตบุตร
Udomdej at Asia Security Summit in 2017
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
30 August 2014 – 23 November 2017
Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
MinisterPrawit Wongsuwan
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 (age 69)
Bangkok, Thailand
SpouseVidapa Sitabutr
Children2
Alma mater
NicknameDong
Military service
Allegiance Thailand
Branch/service Royal Thai Army
Years of service1978–2015
Rank General
CommandsCommander in Chief (Army)
Battles/warsCommunist insurgency in Thailand
Vietnamese border raids in Thailand
Awards

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]

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).[2]

Career

Udomdej as Army Commander

Udomdej started duty in the 21st Infantry Regiment, King's Guard, considered part of the Queen's Guards. After that, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the 1st Army Area and the Commander of 1st Army Area respectively. In 2013, he was appointed as Deputy Army Commander.[3]

Sitabutr succeeded Prayuth Chan-ocha, who in May 2014, had seized power in a coup d'état.[4]

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.[5][6]

Udomdej retired in 2015 and was succeeded by Theerachai Nakvanich, with whom he had had a long-running feud.[7]

During his tenure as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, he received another position that was appointed by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to become Deputy Minister of Defence under Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.[8] He was fined from the cabinet on 23 November 2017.[9][10]

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.

Honours

Udomdej received the following royal decorations in the Honours System of Thailand:

  • 2014 - Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
  • 2011 - Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
  • 1990 - Member of the Rama Mala Medal of the Honourable Order of Rama
  • 1986 - Freemen Safeguarding Medal (Second Class, First Category)
  • 1991 - Border Service Medal
  • 1998 - Chakra Mala Medal

References

  1. ^ Nanuam, Wassana (25 August 2015). "Gen Thirachai named as new army chief". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ [http://lakmuangonline.com/?p=12716 พล.อ.อุดมเดช สีตบุตร หัวหน้าผู้แทนพิเศษของรัฐบาล เป็นประธานการประชุมผู้แทนพิเศษฯ ครั้งที่ ๔/๒๕๖๐ เพื่อติดตามและเร่งรัดการแก้ไขปัญหา จชต. Homeหลักเมืองสัมพันธ์พล.อ.อุดมเดช สีตบุตร หัวหน้าผู้แทนพิเศษของรัฐบาล เป็นประธานการประชุมผู้แทนพิเศษฯ ครั้งที่ ๔/๒๕๖๐ เพื่อติดตามและเร่งรัดการแก้ไขปัญหา จชต.]
  3. ^ พล.ต.อุดมเดช สีตบุตร
  4. ^ พลเอก อุดมเดช สีตบุตร รัฐมนตรีช่วยว่าการกระทรวงกลาโหม
  5. ^ ""พล.อ.อุดมเดช" รับมีเรียกหัวคิวอุทยานราชภักดิ์". Thai PBS (in Thai). 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  6. ^ Ltd.Thailand, VOICE TV (17 October 2017). "Voice TV 21". VoiceTV. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  7. ^ Nanuam, Wassana (6 October 2015). "Long-running rift between Theerachai, Udomdej flares". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. ^ พลเอก อุดมเดช สีตบุตร รัฐมนตรีช่วยว่าการกระทรวงกลาโหม ลงพื้นที่ จ.ปัตตานี เพื่อติดตามความก้าวหน้าในการแก้ไขปัญหาด้านการดำเนินคดี การช่วยเหลือเยียวยา และมาตรการการป้องกันกรณีเหตุวางระเบิดที่ห้างบิ๊กซี ปัตตานี
  9. ^ ศึกหนักของ "พล.อ.อุดมเดช" เมื่ออุทยานราชภักดิ์ลามเป็นกระแสกดดันให้ลาออก
  10. ^ “อุดมเดช” ไม่รู้จ่อถูกปรับพ้น ครม.พร้อมติดตามบางกลุ่มเคลื่อนไหวบิดเบือน

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