Songkitti Jaggabatara

Songkitti Jaggabatara
Songkitti Jaggabatara in full dress uniform of 1st Cavalry Regiment, King's Guard (2011)
Native name	ทรงกิตติ จักกาบาตร์
Nickname(s)	Tui (Thai: ตุ้ย)
Born	(1950-12-22) 22 December 1950 (age 73) Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Allegiance	Thailand
Service/branch	Royal Thai Army
Years of service	1972–2011
Rank	General
Commands held	Chief of Defence Forces Superintendent Chulacholklao Royal Military Academy Commanding-General 4th Army Area Commander of Thai Joint Task Force 972 Thai/East Timor and Deputy Commander of International Force East Timor Company Commander of 3rd Recon Squadron, King's Guard Platoon leader of the 3rd Recon Squadron, King's Guard
Battles/wars	Cold War Communist insurgency in Thailand 1999 East Timorese crisis International Force East Timor

General Songkitti Jaggabatara^[1] (Thai: ทรงกิตติ จักกาบาตร์; RTGS: Songkitti Chakkabat; born December 22, 1950) was the Chief of Defence Forces, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters (CDF, RTARF) from October 1, 2008 until his retirement from active service on October 1, 2011.