Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol

Admiral of the Fleet
Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol
Admiral of the Fleet Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol
ประยูร ยุทธศาสตร์โกศล
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	19 September 1893; Siam
Died	11 December 1975 (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	General; Admiral of the Fleet; 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.^[2]

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

Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Noble Order of the Crown
Knight Grand Commander of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
Victory Medal - Franco-Thai War
Safeguarding the Constitution Medal
Medal for Service Rendered in the Interior - Pacific War
Chakra Mala Medal
King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal
King Rama VI Rajaruchi Medal
King Rama VI Coronation Medal
King Rama VII Coronation Medal
King Rama IX Coronation Medal
Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 150th Years of Rattanakosin Celebration