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Member of the Privy Council of Thailand (since 6 December 2016); Minister of Interior of Thailand (2007–2008); Prime Minister of Thailand (2006–2008); Chief of Defence Forces of Thailand (2002–2003)."},{"q":"Where did Surayud Chulanont study?","a":"Surayud Chulanont was educated at National Defence College of Thailand, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Saint Gabriel's College."}],"related":[{"name":"Thanin Kraivichien","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/thanin-kraivichien"},{"name":"Prem Tinsulanonda","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/prem-tinsulanonda"},{"name":"Prayut Chan-o-cha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/prayut-chan-o-cha"},{"name":"Anutin Charnvirakul","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anutin-charnvirakul"},{"name":"Plaek Phibunsongkhram","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/plaek-phibunsongkhram"},{"name":"Banharn Silpa-archa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/banharn-silpa-archa"},{"name":"Samak Sundaravej","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/samak-sundaravej"},{"name":"Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/phraya-phahonphonphayuhasena"},{"name":"Seni Pramoj","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/seni-pramoj"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/General_Surayud_Chulanont.jpg","width":640,"height":880,"license":"CC BY 2.0","credit":"Steve Evans from India and USA","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_Surayud_Chulanont.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Surayud Chulanont","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surayud_Chulanont","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q298079","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298079","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: General Surayud Chulanont.jpg by Steve Evans from India and USA (CC BY 2.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_Surayud_Chulanont.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Surayud Chulanont, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: General Surayud Chulanont.jpg — Steve Evans from India and USA, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Surayud Chulanont\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/surayud-chulanont. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T06:42:42Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/surayud-chulanont","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/surayud-chulanont","ne":null}}