Sarit Thanarat

Sarit Thanarat NR PChW SR MPCh MWM OMRI LOM KmstkSO GCA GCS
สฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์
Thanarat in 1962
11th Prime Minister of Thailand
In office 9 February 1959 – 8 December 1963
Monarch	Bhumibol Adulyadej
Deputy	See list Thanom Kittikachorn Prince Wan Waithayakon
Preceded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
Succeeded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
Minister of Defence
In office 31 March 1957 – 12 September 1957
Prime Minister	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Preceded by	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Succeeded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
In office 27 September 1957 – 8 December 1963
Preceded by	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Succeeded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army
In office 23 June 1954 – 8 December 1963
Preceded by	Phin Choonhavan
Succeeded by	Thanom Kittikachorn
Minister of National Development
In office 9 February 1959 – 8 December 1963
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Sahorda Weerathien
Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police
In office 9 February 1959 – 8 December 1963
Preceded by	Sawai Saenyakorn
Succeeded by	Prasert Ruchirawongse
Personal details
Born	(1908-06-16)16 June 1908 Bangkok, Siam
Died	8 December 1963(1963-12-08) (aged 55) Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality	Thai
Spouse(s)	4 (81 mistress)
Children	7 (1 adopted)
Profession	Army officer politician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Thailand
Branch/service	Royal Thai Army Royal Thai Navy(honorary) Royal Thai Air Force(honorary) Royal Thai Police Volunteer Defense Corps Royal Thai Armed Forces
Years of service	1928 - 1963
Rank	Field Marshal Admiral of the Fleet Marshal of the Air Force Police General VDC Gen.
Commands	Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army 1st Infantry Regiment, King's Close Bodyguard Commanding General of the 1st Army Area Commanding General of the 1st Division, King's Guard Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police
Battles/wars	Boworadet rebellion Japanese conquest of Burma Vietnam war

Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat (Thai: สฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์, 16 June 1908 – 8 December 1963) was a Thai general. He staged a coup in 1957 and then became prime minister until he died in 1963.