| Name |
Sundhara Kongsompong |
| Corps |
Infantry |
| Ranks |
General (Admiral/Air Chief Marshal) |
| Position |
Supreme Commander (Chief of Defence Forces) |
| Religion |
Buddhism |
| Father |
Captain ศุภชัย Kongsompong |
| Mother |
Mrs. ลมูล Kongsompong |
| Wife |
Senior Colonel (WAC) Khunying Orachorn Kongsompong |
| Children |
General Apirat Kongsompong (DoB: 23 March 1960)
Major General Nattaporn Kongsompong (DoB: 23 August 1968) |
| Secondary School |
Suankularb Wittayalai School |
1948 |
| Education – Military |
Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (5-year program) (Class 1) |
1954 |
| Company Commanders Course (Class 14) (Basic Course Class 3),Infantry School, RTA Infantry Center |
1954 |
| Airborne and Special Forces Course, Infantry School, RTA Infantry Center |
1957 |
| Company Commander and Signal Officer Course, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, USA |
1958 |
| Battalion Commanders Course (Class 9), Infantry School, RTA Infantry Center |
1961 |
| Command and General Staff College (Regular program) (Class 41), RTA |
1963 |
| U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, USA |
1965 |
| Initial Pilot Training, Army Aviation School หลักสูตรศิษย์การบินชั้นปฐม (Class 13) |
1973 |
| Advance Pilot Training, Army Aviation School หลักสูตรศิษย์การบินชั้นมัธยม (Class 13) |
1973 |
Registered to military service
| ขึ้นทะเบียนทหาร กองประจำการยศทหาร |
1 March 1949 |
| Acting Second Lieutenant |
25 January 1954 |
| Second Lieutenant |
1 January 1955 |
| First Lieutenant |
1 January 1956 |
| Captain |
1 January 1960 |
| Major |
1 October 1963 |
| Lieutenant Colonel |
1 October 1967 |
| Colonel |
1 October 1970 |
| Senior Colonel |
1 December 1974 |
| Major General |
1 October 1981 |
| Lieutenant General |
1 October 1984 |
| General |
1 October 1986 |
| (Admiral/Air Chief Marshal) |
22 December 1989 |
Military Career Positions
| Army cadet, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy |
1 March 1949 |
| General Affairs Division, Infantry Regiment |
25 January 1954 |
| Headquarter, Infantry Center |
27 September 1954 |
| Replacement Unit, 1st Infantry Battalion (อิสระ), 21st Regimental Combat Team |
21 June 1955 |
| Upgraded to Replacement Unit, 1st Infantry Battalion, 21st Planning Regiment |
15 September 1955 |
| Rifle Platoon Commander, Rifle Company, coalition force in the Korean War |
15 September 1955 |
| Aide De Camp to the 1st Infantry Division Deputy Commander |
27 June 1956 |
| Aide De Camp to the 2nd Military Circle Commander |
24 April 1957 |
| Company Commander, 1st Infantry Division HQ |
29 April 1959 |
| Student Officer, Command and General Staff College ชุดที่ 41 |
10 May 1962 |
| S3, 1st Infantry Regiment, King’s Guard |
21 April 1963 |
| Logistics Assistant Staff Officer, 1st Infantry Division |
29 April 1965 |
| ประจำ Army Training Command Department |
30 June 1965 |
| Acting lecturer (Lieutenant Colonel) at Command and General Staff College |
16 May 1966 |
| Chief of Personal Branch, 1st Infantry Division |
25 December 1967 |
| Chief of Operation Branch, 1st Infantry Division |
15 March 1968 |
| Chief of Operation Branch, Volunteer Defence Division in Vietnam War |
17 January 1969 |
| Assistant Chief of Intelligent Department, 1st Army Area |
15 August 1970 |
| Deputy Chief of Operations Division, 1st Army Area |
2 October 1971 |
| ประจำ Army Aviation Regiment |
1 April 1973 |
| Army Aviation Regiment Executive Officer (อัตราพันเอก) |
25 March 1974 |
| Chief of Staff, Special Warfare Center |
20 August 1974 |
| Army Aviation Regiment Deputy Commander |
1 November 1977 |
| Army Aviation Regiment upgraded to Army Aviation Center |
13 June 1978 |
| Commander of Army Aviation Center |
1 October 1981 |
| Special Warfare Command Deputy Commander |
1 October 1983 |
| Commander of Special Warfare Command |
1 October 1984 |
| Assistant Commander in Chief, RTA |
1 October 1986 |
| Chief of Staff, RTA |
1 October 1987 |
| The Chief of Defence Forces |
29 March 1990 |
Other Positions
| King’s Guard ราชองครักษ์เวร |
20 December 1981 |
| Working group member of Royal Development Projects |
28 March 1983 |
| Senator |
22 April 1983 – 1989 |
| นายทหารพิเศษประจำ The 1st Infantry Regiment, King’s Guard |
28 September 1983 |
| The King’s Guard |
11 January 1987 |
| Judge of the Military Supreme Court |
13 January 1987 |
| Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of Political Organization, Internal Security Operations Command |
1 May 1987 |
นายทหารพิเศษประจำ 21st Infantry Regiment,
King’s Guard and 1st Field Artillery Regiment, King’s Guard |
30 July 1987 |
| Volunteer Defense Corps Colonel |
29 December 1988 |
| Judge of the Military Supreme Court |
30 January 1989 |
นายทหารพิเศษประจำ Naval Cadet Division, King’s Guard,
Royal Thai Naval Academy, Naval Education Department and Air Force Cadet Regiment, King’s Guard,
Navaminda Kasatriyadhiraj Royal Air Force Academy, Directorate of Educational and Training, RTAF |
8 March 1990 |
| นายทหารพิเศษประจำ the 1st Cavalry Regiment, King’s Guard |
16 April 1990 |
| Judge of the Military Supreme Court |
19 December 1990 |
| Leader, National Peacekeeping Council |
24 February 1991 |
| Chairman, National Peacekeeping Council |
1 March 1991 |
Thai Royal Decorations
| Victory Medal (Korean War) |
11 October 1955 |
| Member (Fifth Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand |
5 December 1955 |
| Member (Fifth Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant |
5 December 1961 |
| Companion (Fourth Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand |
5 December 1962 |
| King Mongkut’s Royal Cypher Medal (Rama IV) |
18 August 1964 |
| Companion (Fourth Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant |
5 December 1964 |
| Chakra Mala Medal |
5 December 1964 |
| Commander (Third Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand |
5 December 1968 |
| Victory Medal (Vietnam War) |
7 July 1971 |
| Commander (Third Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant |
5 December 1971 |
| Freeman Safeguarding Medal (Second Class) |
11 October 1972 |
| Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand |
5 December 1975 |
| Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant |
5 December 1978 |
| Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand |
5 December 1981 |
| Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant |
5 December 1983 |
| Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand |
5 December 1986 |
| Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant |
5 December 1987 |
| Freeman Safeguarding Medal (First Class) |
15 December 1988 |
| Border Service Medal |
16 June 1989 |
| “Asvin” (Companion) of the Honourable Order of Rama |
27 March 1990 |
| Grand Companion (Thrid Class, higher grade) of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao |
5 May 1990 |
| King’s Royal Cypher Medal (Rama III) เหรียญรัตนาภรณ์ ชั้น 3 |
12 April 1991 |
| Knight Commander (Second Class, lower grade) of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao |
5 May 1991 |
Foreign Honour
| U.S.A. “THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL” Decorate “V” |
21 March 1970 |
| “THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL” Decorate “FIRST OAK LEAF CLUSTER” |
11 June 1970 |
| South Vietnam: “GALLANTRY CROSS” with Palm |
10 July 1970 |
| “THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL” Decorate “V” |
10 November 1970 |
| Malaysia: ORDER OF LOYALTY TO THE CROWN OF MALAYSIA (PANGLIMA SETIA MAHKOTA: P.S.M.) |
1989 |
| South Korea: “ORDER OF NATIONAL SECURITY MERIT “TONG-IL” MEDAL” |
1 October 1990 |
