Narong Pipathanasai (; born 7 October 1953) is a former Thai naval officer. He served as commander-in-chief of the

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from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014.

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was appointed as his successor. He then served as a

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in the first cabinet of Prime Minister

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Early life and education

Narong born on 7 October 1953, was the son of Lieutenant Commander Phithet and Manee Phipattanasai. He graduated from

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and

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Class 70.

Naval career

He previously held an important position, including the Director of Education Naval Command and Staff College, then Naval Attache in

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, Deputy General Staff of Naval Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy, and deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy before becoming the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy in 2013.

Political career

After

2014 Thai coup d'état On 22 May 2014, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état, the twelfth since the country's first coup in 1932, against the caretaker government follow ...

, Narong served as Minister of Education in 2014 in the Government of

. Later, he was adjusted to take the position of Deputy Prime Minister on 19 August 2015. Narong was taken out of the cabinet on 23 November 2017.

National honours

*: ** Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted

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** Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble

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** Border Service Medal ** First Class of Boy Scout Citation Medal of Vajira

References

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