Chakthip Chaijinda

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Chakthip Chaijinda
จักรทิพย์ ชัยจินดา
Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police
In office
1 October 2015 – 30 September 2020
Preceded bySomyot Poompanmoung
Succeeded bySuwat Jangyodsuk
Personal details
Born (1959-10-19) 19 October 1959 (age 62)
Chonburi, Thailand
Political partyPalang Pracharath Party
Spouse(s)Busba Chaijinda
ChildrenPolice Captain Chanant Chaijinda[1]
Alma materVajiravudh College

FBI Academy
ProfessionPoliceman
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Chakthip Chaijinda (Thai: จักรทิพย์ ชัยจินดา; born 19 October 1959) is a former Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police from 2015 to 2020.[2]

Educations[]

Chakthip graduated from Vajiravudh College, the and an additional investigation course in international post-blast investigations at the International Law Enforcement Academy of Bangkok (ATF-ILEA), and then took courses at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He passed the Counter Assault Team course of the United States Secret Service.[3][4] He attended the anti-terror course of the Naresuan 261 Counter-Terrorism Unit and Arintharat 26.[5]

Career[]

Following the military coup of 22 May 2014, Chakthip was appointed to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).[6]

The National Police Policy Committee, on 14 August 2015, promoted Chakthip to be the eleventh Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police, replacing Pol. Gen. Somyot Poompanmoung who retired on 30 September 2015.[7]

In the Nakhon Ratchasima shootings of February 2020, Chakthip led the SWAT team.[8][9][10]

Chakthip was retired on 30 September 2020, making him one of the longest-serving Royal Thai Police Commissioners-General.[11][12] Chakthip was succeeded by Suwat Jangyodsuk in 2020.

Personal life[]

Chaktip, together with his spouse, declared assets of 865 million baht in his 2014 asset declaration.[13]

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ "'No nepotism' in promoting Chakthip son". Bangkok Post. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Thailand selects new police chief ahead of major military reshuffle". Retrieved 14 August 2015.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Chaktip Chaijinda: Executive Profile & Biography".[failed verification]
  4. ^ https://www.matichon.co.th/local/crime/news_1022361[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-02-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Vietnam, Thailand discuss cooperation in crime prevention". Retrieved 21 December 2016.[dead link]
  7. ^ "มติ ก.ต.ช.เอกฉันท์เคาะ "พล.ต.อ.จักรทิพย์ ชัยจินดา" นั่ง ผบ.ตร.คนใหม่". Retrieved 14 August 2015.[not specific enough to verify]
  8. ^ "สังคมชื่นชม "พล.ต.อ.จักรทิพย์" นำทีมเจ้าหน้าที่คลี่คลายเหตุการณ์กราดยิงโคราช".
  9. ^ "ชาวเน็ตแห่ชื่นชม "จักรทิพย์ ชัยจินดา" ผบ.ตร. ลงลุยเหตุ #กราดยิงโคราช เข้าห้างสามทุ่ม-ออกมาเช้า".
  10. ^ "โซเชียล ชื่นชม 'จักรทิพย์' ยกเป็นฮีโร่ หลังเหตุ 'กราดยิงโคราช'".
  11. ^ "ย้อนประวัติ จักรทิพย์ ชัยจินดา ผบ.ตร.วัย 60 ผู้นำหน้าลูกทีม ปราบคนร้ายกราดยิงโคราช".
  12. ^ "'จักรทิพย์' ลั่น 5 ปีผบ.ตร.-สนช. ไม่เคยเห็นสำนวนคดี 'บอส อยู่วิทยา' ปัดคุยน้องเนวิน".
  13. ^ Phongpaichit, Pasuk (2017). "Chapter 2: "Inequality, Wealth, and Thailand's Politics". In Kanchoochat, Veerayooth; Hewison, Kevin (eds.). Military, Monarchy and Repression; Assessing Thailand's Authoritarian Turn. Abingdon: Routledge. pp. 405–424. ISBN 978-1-138-21565-8. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  14. ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2557/B/027/1.PDF
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2015–2020 		Succeeded by
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 Commissioner of Metropolitan Police Bureau
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