29 Nov 2016
Gen. Chalermchai Charuvastra, First Head of the former “Tourism Organisation of Thailand”
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Place and Date of Birth: Not Available
Date of Passing: 8 April 2009
Education:
-Wat Thepsirin School in 1933
-Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy in 1940
-Thai Command and General Staff College in 1947
-British Army Staff College, Camberley, England in 1949
-Thailand National Defence College in 1962
-Honorary Degree of Strategic Development, Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University in 2004
Professional Career: (Royal Thai Army)
-Royal Thai Army in 1940
-Artillery Platoon Leader (21 May 1940)
-Platoon Leader, Army Technical School (12 May 1943)
-Royal Thai Army School (1 January 1946)
-Attached in Royal Thai Army Department ( 9 September 1948 – 28 February 1950)
-Lecturer of Royal Thai Army School (1 March 1950)
-Lecturer of Intelligence Department, Royal Thai Army (1 July 1951 – 1953)
-Assistant Military Attache, Royal Thai Embassy, Washington D.C. (1953 – 1956)
-Assistant to Commander in Chief, Royal Thai Army (Gen Sarit Thanarat) in July 1956
Professional Career
– Founder and Director of Tourist Organization of Thailand, the kingdom’s first tourism promotion body, 1960-1976
-Founder and Editor of Or Sor Tor monthly Thai tourism magazine (1960-1964)
-Editor of Holiday Time in Thailand Magazine in English (1960-1964)
-Board Committee of National Economic and Social Development Committee (1959-1975)
-Committee member, Bank of Thailand (1959-1976)
-Committee member, The Board of Investment of Thailand (1960-1981)
-Chairman of The Syndicate of Thai Hotels and Tourists Enterprises Limited and Chairman of Erawan Hotel (1960-1981)
-Managing Director of Erawan Hotel (1961-1976)
-Founder of Than Tao Mahaprom Foundation, Erawan Hotel (6 October 1988)