Udomdej Sitabutr

Udomdej Sitabutr
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]

  1. ^ Nanuam, Wassana (25 August 2015). "Gen Thirachai named as new army chief". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 6 October 2018.