Chalit Pukbhasuk

Chalit Pukbhasuk
Chalit Pukbhasuk
Born	5 April 1948 (age 76) ; Bangkok , Thailand
Allegiance	Thailand
Service/ branch	Royal Thai Air Force
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands held	Commander-in-Chief
Battles/wars	Cold War Communist insurgency in Thailand ; Vietnamese border raids in Thailand ; Thai?Laotian Border War ; ; Operation Pochentong ;

Air Chief Marshal Chalit Pukbhasuk PC ( Thai : ???? ???????? ) (5 April 1948 –) is a retired Thai air force officer, a commander of the Royal Thai Air Force , and the acting chairman of Council for National Security , the junta that overthrew the government of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the 2006 coup d'etat .

Biography [ edit ]

Chalit graduated from the Royal Thai Air Force Academy and held many key positions in the Air Force, including that of air attache in Jakarta . Prior to becoming Commander of the Air Force, he was the Air Force's chief of staff . Chalit was reportedly reluctant to support the 2006 Thai coup d'etat ? Royal Thai Army troops had surrounded Air Force Headquarters on the night of the coup to ensure that Chalit and the Air Force did not provide any resistance. ^[1]

Chalit was appointed a deputy chairman in the Council for National Security under coup leader, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin . Chalit was paid nearly 114,000 baht per month as an additional salary to his air force pay while he was deputy chairman. ^[2]

Chalit was named as acting chairman of the Council for National Security on 1 October 2007, succeeding Sonthi, who retired from military duty to enter politics. ^[3]^[4] In addition to his duties as air force chief and acting CNS head, Chalit also serves as chairman of the board of Thai Airways International . ^[5] In 2011, Chalit was appointed by Bhumibol Adulyadej to Privy Council of Thailand . ^[6]

Chalit is married to Assistant professor Dr. Phonthip Phukphasuk, a now retired professor for Thai language from the Faculty of Arts of Chulalongkorn University . They have two daughters.

References [ edit ]

^ Figures Behind the Coup Archived 2006-10-10 at the Wayback Machine , The Nation (Thailand)
^ "Thai coup chiefs in extra pay row" . BBC News . 9 November 2006.
^ Thai coup general quits position , BBC
^ Thai coup leader quits military council Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine , TNA/MCOT.
^ About THAI Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Thai Airways International
^ "Former Air Force chief Chalit appointed privy councillor" . The Nation (Thailand) . 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22.

Military offices
Preceded by Chaylim Choomcheun Sook (Acting)	Commander of the Royal Thai Air Force 2005 – 2008	Succeeded by Itthaporn Subhawong
Government offices
Preceded by Sonthi Boonyaratglin	Chairman of the Council for National Security (Acting) 1 October 2007 – 7 February 2008	Abolished

Chalit Pukbhasuk

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[1] Figures Behind the Coup Archived 2006-10-10 at the Wayback Machine , The Nation (Thailand)

[2] "Thai coup chiefs in extra pay row" . BBC News . 9 November 2006.

[quits_position-3] Thai coup general quits position , BBC

[quits_military-4] Thai coup leader quits military council Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine , TNA/MCOT.

[5] About THAI Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Thai Airways International

[6] "Former Air Force chief Chalit appointed privy councillor" . The Nation (Thailand) . 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22.

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