General Chaiyaprueksa Steps Down as Army Chief of Staff
General Chaiyaprueksa Duangprapatthana stepped down as Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Army and will become Secretary-General of the National Security Council effective October 9, 2026.
The Royal Gazette published an announcement from the Prime Minister's Office regarding the release of a military official from duty and the appointment of a civil servant. General Chaiyaprueksa Duangprapatthana, a military officer who served as Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Army under the Ministry of Defence, has been relieved of his position and appointed as a civil servant in the role of Secretary-General of the National Security Council, Office of the National Security Council, under the Prime Minister's Office, effective October 9, 2026. The announcement was made on September 18, with Prime Minister Anutthin Charnvirakul serving as the authorizing official. Additionally, the Prime Minister's Office announced the appointment of Chatthai Bangchod, a civil servant who previously served as Secretary-General of the National Security Council, to the position of Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, effective October 1, 2026. The announcement was made on September 18, 2025, with Prime Minister Anutthin Charnvirakul as the authorizing official.
