Saprang Kalayanamitr
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Gen. Saprang Kalayanamitr |
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| Assistant Secretary-General of the Council for National Security | |
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In office 19 September 2006 – ? |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Commander of the CNS Special Operations Center | |
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In office 1 December 2006 – ? |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Assistant Commander of the Royal Thai Army | |
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In office 1 October 2006 – 30 September 2007 Serving with Anupong Paochinda |
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| Preceded by | General Pornchai Kranlert |
| Personal details | |
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8 July 1948 Lampang, Thailand |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse(s) | Viphada |
| Relations | 6 Brothers and 1 sister |
| Occupation | Military officer |
General Saprang Kalayanamitr (Thai: สพรั่ง กัลยาณมิตร; rtgs: Sa-phrang Kanlayanamit, also known as Poei (Thai: เปย) or Big Poei (Thai: บิ๊กเปย), born 8 July 1948 in Lampang, Thailand) is a retired officer of the Royal Thai Army, Assistant Secretary-General of the Council for National Security, Commander of the junta's 14,000-man anti-protest force, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airports of Thailand (AoT), and also Chairman of the Boards of TOT and CAT Telecom, two major Thai state-owned telecommunication companies.
Saprang grew up in an aristocratic military family and graduated from the 7th Class of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School and the 18th Class of the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy. He served for nearly three decades in the Army cavalry corp, and was promoted to 3rd Army Region Commander in 2005. He was a key leader of the September 2006 coup that overthrew the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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