Nirat Pongsitthaworn (, ) is a Thai civil servant, serving as Governor of Chiang Mai Province since 2022. Career. Nirat previously served as deputy permanent secretary for the Ministry of Interior, leading Road Safety Thailand. Nirat led the response to the 2024 Chiang Mai Floods. He hosted Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, for Songkran in 2025.