Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol

Admiral of the Fleet Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol
ประยูร ยุทธศาสตร์โกศล
File:Prayoon Yutthasartkosol.jpg
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
In office 21 March 1957 – 16 September 1957
Prime Minister	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Minister of Culture
In office 2 August 1955 – 16 September 1957
Prime Minister	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Preceded by	Sunawinwiwat
Succeeded by	Pin Malakul
Minister of Cooperatives
In office 24 March 1952 – 1 August 1955
Prime Minister	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Minister of Agriculture
In office 6 December 1951 – 23 March 1952
Prime Minister	Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Preceded by	Pholasinthanawat
Succeeded by	Chamnanarthayutha
Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy
In office 1 December 1951 – 19 September 1957
Preceded by	Pholasinthanawat
Succeeded by	Chamnanarthayutha
Personal details
Born	(1893-09-19)19 September 1893 Siam
Died	11 December 1975(1975-12-11) (aged 82) Thailand
Spouse	Prayoon Jansawad
Alma mater	Royal Thai Naval Academy
Military service
Allegiance	Thailand
Branch/service	Royal Thai Navy
Years of service	1951-1957
Rank	File:RTA OF-9 (General).svg General File:RTN OF-10 (Admiral of the Fleet).svg Admiral of the Fleet File:RTAF OF-9 (Air Chief Marshal).svg Air Chief Marshal

Luang Yuthasastr Kosol (Thai: หลวงยุทธศาสตร์โกศล, personal name Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol, 19 October 1893 – 11 December 1975) was a Commander of the Royal Thai Navy.

Early career

Prayoon joined the Royal Thai Naval Academy on 18 April 1919, and continued his studies at Thai Naval War College in 1932, where his fraternity brothers dubbed him "The professor", a nickname he kept throughout his navy career. Prayoon served in the Royal Thai Navy from 1932 to his retirement in 1957 in many positions:

• Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy
• Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Thai Navy
• General in the Royal Thai Army Air Force
• Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Thai Air Force
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Minister of Agriculture
• Minister of Cooperatives
• Minister of Culture
• Secretary of the Ministry of Defense

Among several official visits, Luang Yuthasastr Kosol represented Thailand in Spain, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, USA, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In 1953, Luang Yuthasastr Kosol led the Naval Parade for the Queen’s Coronation held in the United Kingdom.

Later career

During his last years of service, Prayoon undertook several agricultural projects such as the creation of a secured and self-managed market by parboiled rice farmers, including increased marketing opportunities and refrigeration as well as rural reconstruction of liquid gas propane, and rubber industry. An oil refinery in cooperation with American Petroleum Export Company through the flotation of a bond issue to fund the project and the initiation of the deep-sea port in Si Racha District.

Awards and decorations

• File:Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
• File:Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Noble Order of the Crown
• File:Order of Chula Chom Klao - 2nd Class upper (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
• File:Victory Medal - Indochina (Thailand) ribbon.svg Victory Medal - Franco-Thai War
• File:Safeguarding the Constitution Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg Safeguarding the Constitution Medal
• File:Medal for Service in the Interior - Asia (Thailand) ribbon.svg Medal for Service Rendered in the Interior - Pacific War
• File:Chakra Mala Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg Chakra Mala Medal
• File:King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal
• File:King Rama VI Rajaruchi Medal (Thailand) ribbon.png King Rama VI Rajaruchi Medal
• File:King Rama VI Coronation Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama VI Coronation Medal
• File:King Rama VII Coronation Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama VII Coronation Medal
• File:King Rama IX Coronation Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama IX Coronation Medal
• File:150 Years Commemoration of Bangkok Medal ribbon.svg Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 150th Years of Rattanakosin Celebration

Foreign honour

• Nazi Germany :
  • File:Ribbon Bar of None.svg Order of the German Red Cross, Third Class
• Italy :
  • File:Commendatore OMRI BAR.svg Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• France :
  • File:Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg Commander of the Legion of Honour
• Japan :
  • File:JPN Zuiho-sho (WW2) 3Class BAR.svg Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
• UN :
  • File:United Nations Service Medal Korea ribbon.svg United Nations Service Medal Korean
• Kingdom of Laos :
  • File:Ribbon Bar of None.svg Grand Cross of the Order of the Royal Statue
  • File:LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross of the Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol
• Cambodia :
  • File:KHM Royal Order of Sahametrei - Grand Cross.png Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sahametrei
• Burma :
  • File:Order of the Union of Burma (Military Division).jpg Grand Commander of the Order of the Union of Burma - Military