Royal appointments and rank grants for 35 officials

Thairath•Politics•10d ago

Reader Briefing

The Royal Gazette published announcements regarding the appointment and rank promotion of 35 royal officials.

•Two royal military officials were appointed to general-level positions.
•Three commissioned officers were granted promotions to Major General and Air Vice Marshal ranks.
•Twenty-nine civilian royal officials were granted the rank of Lieutenant.
•One commissioned officer was transferred to the Royal Security Command and promoted to Air Vice Marshal.

Overview

•The King appointed Pongphop Thong-uthai as Commander of the 21st King's Guard Infantry Regiment.
•The King appointed Atthakorn Dansakul as Deputy Commander of the King's Guard Royal Military School.
•The appointments of Pongphop Thong-uthai and Atthakorn Dansakul are effective from September 24, 2026.
•Sakrawee Phueng-yen was promoted to Major General, while Phusit Timkoed and Warawut Krasaetanon were promoted to Air Vice Marshal effective September 3, 2026.
•Twenty-nine civilian royal officials, including Julakorn Chatriwattanakul and Anawil Kitsanit, were promoted to Lieutenant effective September 11, 2026.
•Surasak Sesavej was transferred from the Royal Thai Air Force to the Royal Security Command and promoted to Air Vice Marshal effective September 23, 2026.
•All royal announcements were officially announced on September 30, 2026.

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Key Entities

Organization

Royal Gazette(ราชกิจจานุเบกษา)

The official journal used to publish the royal announcements.

Royal Security Command(หน่วยบัญชาการถวายความปลอดภัยรักษาพระองค์)ℹ️

The military unit where several appointed and transferred officers are stationed.

Person

Pongphop Thong-uthai(พงศ์ภพ ทองอุไทย)

Appointed as Commander of the 21st King's Guard Infantry Regiment.

Atthakorn Dansakul(อรรถกร ด่านสกุล)

Appointed as Deputy Commander of the King's Guard Royal Military School.

Sakrawee Phueng-yen(ศักดิ์ระวี พึ่งเย็น)

A special operations officer promoted to the rank of Major General.

Phusit Timkoed(ภูศิษฎ์ ทิมเกิด)

A special operations officer promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal.

Warawut Krasaetanon(วราวุธ กระแสร์ตานนท์)

A special operations officer promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal.

Surasak Sesavej(สุรศักดิ์ เสสะเวช)

Former Deputy Director of the Policy and Planning Office of the Directorate of Operations, Royal Thai Air Force, transferred to the Royal Security Command as an Air Vice Marshal.

Law

Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand 2017(รัฐธรรมนูญแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย พุทธศักราช 2560)

The constitution cited as the legal authority for the royal appointments.

Royal Administration Act 2017(พระราชบัญญัติระเบียบบริหารราชการในพระองค์ พ.ศ. 2560)

The law cited as the legal authority for royal administration.

Royal Decree on the Organization of Royal Services and Personnel Administration 2017(พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดระเบียบราชการและการบริหารงานบุคคลของราชการในพระองค์ พ.ศ. 2560)

The decree cited as the legal authority for royal personnel administration.

Military Rank Act 1936(พระราชบัญญัติยศทหาร พุทธศักราช 2479)

The law cited as the legal authority for granting military ranks.