Chakthip Chaijinda

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Police General
Chakthip Chaijinda
จักรทิพย์ ชัยจินดา
File:จักรทิพย์ ชัยจินดา.png
Member of the Senate of Thailand
Ex officio
11 May 2019 – 30 September 2020
Succeeded bySuwat Jangyodsuk
11th Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police
In office
1 October 2015 – 30 September 2020
Preceded bySomyot Poompanmoung
Succeeded bySuwat Jangyodsuk
Personal details
Born (1959-10-19) 19 October 1959 (age 66)
Chonburi, Thailand
SpouseBusba Chaijinda
ChildrenChanant Chaijinda[1]
Chaitad Chaijinda
Alma materVajiravudh College
Royal Thai Police Cadet Academy
FBI Academy
ProfessionPoliceman, politician
SignatureFile:ลายมือชื่อ จักรทิพย์ ชัยจินดา.png

Chakthip Chaijinda (Thai: จักรทิพย์ ชัยจินดา; born 19 October 1959) is a Thai police officer, serving as the 11th Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police from 2015 to 2020.[2]

Educations

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Chakthip graduated from Vajiravudh College, and then he graduated from Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School in Class 20, same class with current King Vajiralongkorn man, Apirat Kongsompong.[3] After graduated from AFAPS he studied at the Royal Thai Police Cadet Academy and an additional investigation course in international post-blast investigations at the International Law Enforcement Academy of Bangkok (ATF-ILEA), and then took courses at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He passed the Counter Assault Team course of the United States Secret Service.[4][5] He attended the anti-terror course of the Naresuan 261 Counter-Terrorism Unit and Arintharat 26.[6]

Career

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Following the military coup of 22 May 2014, Chakthip was appointed to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).[7]

The National Police Policy Committee, on 14 August 2015, promoted Chakthip to be the eleventh Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police, replacing Pol. Gen. Somyot Poompanmoung who retired on 30 September 2015.[8]

In the Nakhon Ratchasima shootings of February 2020, Chakthip led the SWAT team.[9][10][11]

Chakthip was retired on 30 September 2020, making him one of the longest-serving Royal Thai Police Commissioners-General.[12][13] Chakthip was succeeded by Suwat Jangyodsuk in 2020.

Personal life

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Chaktip, together with his spouse, declared assets of 865 million baht in his 2014 asset declaration.[14]

Awards

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References

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