Former police big guns with net worth in millions and billions of baht

Surachate added another angle to the story by stepping forward to pursue justice for himself after being accused of involvement in an online gambling website.

The Thai police force has seen officers famous for their enormous wealth, and though Surachate personally may not make it to the list, the man nicknamed "Big Joke" must be included because of the near-billionaire status of his wife.

Let us look at the most wealthy police officers, ranging from those having net worth in hundreds of millions to billionaires, with businesses both within and outside the stock market. The data about these seven individuals has been put together after conducting research through the Thai stock market as of April 25, including information from Creden Data, a legal entity information provider.

Pol General Surachate Hakparn

Surachate used to receive a monthly salary of 39,090 to 76,800 baht.

Upon further investigation, it was found that his wife Sirinadda Hakparn owned stocks in five companies worth over 10.17 million baht.

On September 26, 2023, he told the media, "As for the source of the money, I can answer where it all comes from: By receiving an inheritance from my wife's father when he died. It's almost a billion baht already. The inheritance that I am about to receive from my mother-in-law, who manages the wealth, is worth nearly a billion baht."

Pol Generał Pacharawat Wongsuwan

Also known as "Big Pod”, he is the current Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. A former chief of the Royal Thai Police, he is the younger brother of General Prawit Wongsuwan, who was deputy prime minister from 2014 to 2023.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) disclosed the assets and liabilities of Pacharawat and his wife when he took up the Cabinet position on September 5, 2023. The total assets of the couple amounted to 286.96 million baht with no liabilities.

Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda

Also known as "Big Pae”, the former commissioner-general of the Royal Thai Police disclosed his assets and liabilities for 2021. He had total assets worth 983.30 million baht. His own assets were worth 105.50 million baht, while his wife Busaba Chaijinda had total assets of 877.81 million baht and liabilities of 60 million baht from family loans.

Pol General Seripisut Temiyavet

On March 20, 2023, Pol General Seripisut Temiyavet, also known as "Big Tu", the leader of the Seri Ruam Thai Party and former commissioner-general of the Royal Thai Police, declared total assets of 131.69 million baht with no liabilities.

Pol General Somyot Poompanmuang

Also known as "Big Odd”, the former 10th commissioner-general of the Royal Thai Police and former president of the Police Tero Football Club, currently holds shares in five securities with a value of 643.20 million baht. In addition, he also holds shares in several non-listed companies, valued at 416.84 million baht.

Pol General Wirachai Songmetta

A former deputy commissioner-general of the Royal Thai Police, he earned the nickname "General ten billion”. He is currently ordained and continuously engages in religious activities under the name "Phra Wirachai Mettathiro”.

In 2021, Forbes magazine ranked him 36th richest in Thailand with total assets worth US$940 million (around 29.5 billion baht).

Pol General Visanu Prasarttong-Osoth

Known as "Big Hin”, the former assistant commissioner of the Royal Thai Police and former inspector-general of the Royal Thai Police had total assets worth 974.80 million baht with no liabilities, the NACC revealed on February 9.