Surayud chulanont biography of michael

          He was the prime minister of Thailand and head of Thailand's interim government between and He is a former supreme commander of the Royal Thai Army....

          Surayud Chulanont is seen as a dependable choice

          Surayud Chulanont is a retired army chief and one of the few senior Thai figures who is respected by military and civilian leaders alike.

          By choosing him as the country's new prime minister, Thailand's military generals hope he will quieten unease amid the international community.

          Surayud Chulanont: He was appointed the PM after the coup, while Sonthi acted as deputy PM. Surayud now serves on the Privy Council.

        1. Surayud Chulanont: He was appointed the PM after the coup, while Sonthi acted as deputy PM. Surayud now serves on the Privy Council.
        2. The Chargé also paid his respects to Acting President of the Privy Council General Surayud Chulanont, who has presided over the event since its.
        3. He was the prime minister of Thailand and head of Thailand's interim government between and He is a former supreme commander of the Royal Thai Army.
        4. Surayud Chulanont was sworn in Sunday as Thailand's interim prime minister, saying he wanted to settle a bloody Muslim insurgency and heal a.
        5. The privy councillor and retired general whom that junta had installed as prime minister in early October, Surayud Chulanont, spent the day in.

          6. They also hope his good reputation as a reliable and trustworthy leader will allay concerns that the military is choosing one of its own to be the country's new premier.

          During a military career spanning 40 years, Gen Surayud gained a reputation for being incorruptible - an important point given the accusations of graft levelled at his predecessor, the ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

          We really consider that a retired general is a civilian

          Gen Winai Pattariya, one of the senior coup leaders

          Born in central Phetchaburi province in 1943, Gen Surayud's childhood was marked by the actions of his father, a senior office