Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy - Alumni

Alumni

The Academy has produced the vast majority of Thailand's modern military leaders. Many CRMA graduators have become Prime Ministers and political leaders. The followings are examples of distinguished alumni.

• General Prem Tinsulanonda, Prime Minister from 1980 to 1988
• Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram, graduated in 1914, Prime Minister from 1938 to 1944 and 1948 to 1957.
• Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata, Prime Minister and military dictator from 1957 to 1963.
• General Surayud Chulanont, Prime Minister from 2006 to Jan 2008.

Not only well known in the military arena, many Chulachomlao Royal Military Academy (CRMA) alumni have been doing outstanding works in other sectors, e.g. businesses, academics, both domestic and foreign countries. In 1986, a CRMA alumnus got a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Bureau of Mines to implement a research work at Ames Laboratory. He went on to get a grant from the U.S. National Research Council (NRC) in 1993 to do research work at U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. He is listed in The NRC Scientists Directory, and also published a number of refereed technical papers. His works are still cited by many research scientists.