Chalermpol Srisawat

General
Chalermpol Srisawat
MPCh MWM DPKT
General Chalermpol Srisawat MPCh MWM DPKT
เฉลิมพล ศรีสวัสดิ์
	General Chalermpol in 2021
Chief of Defence Forces
	In office; 1 October 2020 – 30 September 2023
Preceded by	Pornpipat Benyasri
Succeeded by	Songwit Noonpackdee
Personal details
Born	5 January 1963 (age 61); Lopburi, Thailand
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy; National Defence College;
Military service
Allegiance	Thailand
Branch/service	Royal Thai Army
Rank	General; Admiral; Air Chief Marshal;
Commands	Chief of Defence Forces; Chief of Staff, RTAF HQ; Director of Operations, RTA; Commanding General of the 2nd Cavalry Division, King Vajiravudh’s Guard;
Battles/wars	Cambodian–Thai border dispute

Chalermpol Srisawat (Thai: เฉลิมพล ศรีสวัสดิ์) is a Thai military general. He served as Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces from October 2020 to October 2023.^[1]^[2]

Education and careers

Chalermpol studied primary and secondary school at Pibulwitthayalai School in Lopburi province and then attended the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School as a pre-cadet as a prerequisite for attending Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA). After graduating military school, he studied at Command and General Staff College and National Defence College.

Chalermpol as a soldier in the cavalry in the Royal Thai Army, he started his career as Commander of the 25th Cavalry Battalion at Saraburi and then Chief of Staff of the 2nd Cavalry Division, King's Guard. In 2015 he became a commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, King's Guard until 2017. He was then appointed Director-General of Directorate of Operations, Royal Thai Army.

He took part in writing the plan "Chakrabongse Bhuvanath Battle Plan" in the Cambodian–Thai border dispute in 2011.

After climbing up in the army he has moved to RTARF HQ as Chief of Staff Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters and then became Chief of Defence Forces in 2020.^[3]