He was also a former Minister of Industry for one term in the government of Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn and a former Secretary-General of the Revolutionary Council during the 1958 Thai coup[2] in Thailand.

General Pong was the son of Captain Luang Phonwinaikit (Ampai Punnakan).

[3] General Pong was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Transport in the government of Pot Sarasin in 1957.

[4] He resigned, along with the entire cabinet, after the general election of the Thai House of Representatives in December 1957.

[5] General Pong participated in the 1958 coup in Thailand, led by Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, and served as the Secretary-General of the Revolutionary Council.