Anupong Paochinda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Anupong Paochinda

former Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1949

Place of Birth: Bangkok, Thailand

Profession: politician

Nationality: Thailand

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Anupong Paochinda (Thai: ??????? ?????????; RTGS: Anuphong Phaochinda; born 10 October 1949) is a Thai politician and retired army officer.
He held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army from 2007 until his retirement on 30 September 2009. While a lieutenant general holding the position of 1st Army Region Commander, Anupong was an appointed member of the Council for National Security, the group that staged the 2006 Thai coup d'état and deposed the caretaker government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. After the coup d'état in 2014, Anupong became an advisor to the junta which calls itself "National Council for Peace and Order" (NCPO), and in August 2014 minister of interior in General Prayut Chan-o-cha's post-coup government.