Chamlong Srimuang

Major General Chamlong Srimuang
พลตรี จำลอง ศรีเมือง
Chamlong Srimuang in December 2008
Deputy Prime Minister
In office 25 October 1994 – 19 May 1995
Prime Minister	Chuan Leekpai
Governor of Bangkok
In office 7 January 1990 – 22 January 1992
In office 14 November 1985 – 14 November 1989
Personal details
Born	5 July 1935 Thon Buri, Thon buri (Modern day Bangkok), Thailand
Nationality	Thai
Political party	Palang Dharma Party (1988-1996)
Other political affiliations	People's Alliance for Democracy (2006-)
Spouse(s)	Sirilak Kheolaor (m. 1964)
Alma mater	Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Profession	Soldier
Religion	Buddhism (Santi Asoke)
Military service
Allegiance	Thailand
Service/branch	Royal Thai Army
Years of service	-1985
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	Vietnam War, Laotian Civil War

Major General Chamlong Srimuang (Thai: จำลอง ศรีเมือง, born 5 July 1935) is a Thai activist and former politician. A former general, he was a leader of the "Young Turks" military clique, founded and led the Palang Dharma Party, served for six years as governor of Bangkok, led the anti-military uprising of May 1992, and is a prominent member of the People's Alliance for Democracy, a group strongly opposed to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Chamlong had supported the military junta that overthrew Thaksin in a coup. A devout Buddhist and follower of the Santi Asoke sect, he is now celibate, a vegetarian, and claims to have no worldly possessions. He received a Ramon Magsaysay Award for his government service.

Chamlong's father, a Chinese immigrant from Shantou, died when Chamlong was a baby. His mother was of Chinese ancestry, but was born in Thailand. Chamlong had an older brother who was sent to live in China with his grandmother and died there as a boy.

Following his father's death, Chamlong's family moved into the home of a retired naval officer, where his mother was a servant. They later lived with his mother's aunt, where she and Chamlong spun jute thread. When Chamlong was twelve, his mother married Chote Srimuang, a postman, and Chamlong took his last name.

Chamlong went to Ban Somdej Chao Phraya High School in Thonburi, where he was a top student. He then entered the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Thailand and was accepted into Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, where he graduated in Class 7. He developed a close relationship with his classmates Pallop Pinmanee and Manoonkrit Roopkachorn, both of whom would play important roles in Thai politics for decades.