Pornpipat Benyasri

Pornpipat Benyasri
Pornpipat Benyasri
พรพิพัฒน์ เบญญศรี
	Pornpipat on Armed Forces Day 2020
Chiefs of Defence Forces
	In office; 1 October 2018 – 30 September 2020
Preceded by	Thanchaiyan Srisuwan
Succeeded by	Chalermpol Srisawat
Personal details
Born	17 March 1960 (age 61); Bangkok, Thailand
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy; National Defence College;
Military service
Allegiance	Thailand
Branch/service	Royal Thai Army
Rank	General
Commands	Chief of Defence Forces; Chief of Staff, RTAF HQ; Deputy Chief of Staff, RTAF HQ;

Pornpipat Benyasri is a Thai General who served as the Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces,^[1]^[2] following his appointment by King Vajiralongkorn in September 2018.^[3] He held various positions including as the commander of the National Defence College in 2006, became the Permanent Secretary of the Military Accounts in 2013, became the Deputy Chief of Staff, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters in 2016, and became the Chief of Staff, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters in 2017.^[4]

Education and careers[]

Pornpipat study in primary and secondary at Suankularb Wittayalai School and then attending the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School as a pre-cadet as a prerequisite for attending Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA). After graduated in Military school, he studies at Command and General Staff College and National Defence College.

Pornpipat previously held a position of Commander of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School,^[5] Head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and Chief of Staff to the Royal Thai Armed Forces.

In Royal careers, he was a Committee on Project and Activities Commemoration on the auspicious occasion of the coronation of King Vajiralongkorn and Chairman of Subcommittee on Organizing of the Royal barge procession in 2019.^[6]^[7]