Panieng Karntarat

Panieng Karntarat
พะเนียง กานตรัตน์
Panieng Karntarat in 1980
Minister of Defence
In office 11 August 1986 – 3 August 1988
Prime Minister	Prem Tinsulanonda
Preceded by	Prem Tinsulanonda
Succeeded by	Chatichai Choonhavan
Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force
In office 1 October 1977 – 30 September 1981
Preceded by	Kamon Dechatungkha
Succeeded by	Thaklaeo Susillavorn
Personal details
Born	(1921-04-01)1 April 1921 Bangkok, Thailand
Died	7 July 2010(2010-07-07) (aged 89) Bangkok, Thailand
Spouse	Suranuch Karntarat
Military service
Allegiance	Thailand
Branch/service	Royal Thai Air Force
Years of service	1941–1981
Rank	Air chief marshal

Panieng Karntarat (Thai: พะเนียง กานตรัตน์; born 1 April 1921 – 7 July 2010) was a Thai politician and retired air force officer. He held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force from 1977 until his retirement on 30 September 1981 during the Cold War period.