Jessada Jitrat

Jessada Jitrat
เจษฎา จิตรัตน์
Governor of Surat Thani Province
In office
October 1, 2023 – 2024
Succeeded byTheerut Supawiboonphol
Governor of Songkhla Province
In office
2022–2023
Governor of Narathiwat Province
In office
9 October 2020 – 2022

Jessada Jitrat (Thai: เจษฎา จิตรัตน์, RTGSChetsada Chitrat) is a Thai civil servant, who served as Governor of Surat Thani Province from 2023 to 2024.[1][2]

Career

Jessada previously served as Governor of Narathiwat Province and Songkhla Province.[3][4][5]

Jessada has overseen the crackdown on foreign land purchases, particularly on Ko Samui.[1] In May 2024, the Ko Samui Land Issue Task Force began to review documents related to land misuse on the island.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c English, Khaosod (2024-05-28). "Surat Thani Takes Resolving Koh Samui Land Issues Seriously". Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  2. ^ "How the initiative to release blue crabs is helping preserve the marine ecosystem". nationthailand. 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  3. ^ "Narathiwat aims to jab over 60% of residents by August". nationthailand. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  4. ^ https://www.unicef.org/thailand/press-releases/new-national-statistics-office-and-unicef-study-reveals-children-thailands-southern
  5. ^ "Songkhla cold storage in trouble over non-disclosure of pork stocks". nationthailand. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2025-05-03.