Field marshal (Thailand)

Field Marshal
จอมพล
Rank flag of a Thai Field Marshal
Rank insignia of a Thai Field Marshal
Country Thailand
Service branch Royal Thai Army
Rank groupGeneral officer
RankFive-star rank
Formation1888
Next higher rankHead of the Armed Forces
Next lower rankGeneral
Equivalent ranks

The Thai rank of Field Marshal (Thai: จอมพล, romanizedChom-phon, lit.'Chief [of the] forces') 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.[1] Plaek Phibunsongkhram was the first commoner to hold this rank.[2]

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.

  1. ^ "ครม.ยกเลิกครองอัตรายศ 'จอมพล'". Workpoint Today (in Thai). 2018-06-20.
  2. ^ "จอมพล ป. นายทหารที่สามัญชน ที่ได้ยศ "จอมพล" เป็นคนแรก". ศิลปวัฒนธรรม (in Thai). 2022-05-23.