Police Promotions Board Meets Aug 23 to Select Senior Officers
The Royal Thai Police will hold a promotions board meeting on August 23 to fill 156 vacant senior positions across multiple ranks in the 2025 fiscal year. The screening will promote three Assistant Commissioners to Deputy Commissioner roles
The Royal Thai Police will hold a promotions board meeting on Sunday, August 23, to select candidates for senior appointments in the 2025 fiscal year, with some minor personnel adjustments for operational efficiency. Deputy Commander Chaipatchareon Suwarnaruksachadech of the Police Personnel Office issued a memo on August 19 to all regional commanders and unit heads, detailing preparations for the screening board chaired by Police Commissioner General Kittisak Pannamethee. The meeting will be held starting at 10:00 a.m. on August 23 in the conference room on the 20th floor of the National Police Office building.
There are 156 vacant positions to fill across senior ranks: 3 Deputy Commissioner posts, 6 Assistant Commissioner posts, 19 Regional Commander posts, 41 Deputy Regional Commander posts, and 94 Provincial Commander posts. For the Deputy Commissioner level, three Assistant Commissioners will be promoted by seniority: Police Major General Naphawat Ariyangkul, Police Major General Thanapol Srisophaa, and Police Major General Kritsada Surachaipon.
At the Assistant Commissioner level, six Regional Commanders will be promoted: Police Major General Santi Chainairamai of Region 4, Police Major General Nithithon Chingatanon of the Metropolitan Region, Police Major General Ajayon Kraitong of Investigation Division, Police Major General Kritsakor Pleethanyavongsa of Central Investigation Bureau, Police Major General Pisit Tanprasert of Region 7, and Police Major General Krittapon Yisakhon of Region 5.
For Regional Commander appointments, several officials will remain in their current positions while others are reassigned: Police Major General Napsilp Poolswasdi, currently attached to the Office of the Police Commissioner, will be transferred to the Customs Bureau. Police Major General Jaroon Paengkaew, Deputy Commander of the Metropolitan Region and a close associate of Commissioner Kittisak, will be promoted to Region 2. Police Major General Vasant Techakumkesem, another ally of the commissioner, will advance to Region 3, replacing an official previously slated for the Legal Affairs office.
