Naga Devahastin na Ayudhya (Thai: นาค เทพหัสดิน ณ อยุธยา, also spelled Nak Thephasadin; 17 September 1901 – 11 July 1969) was a Thai teacher and public education administrator. He graduated from Reading University in the United Kingdom on a government scholarship, and served various posts in the Ministry of Education. He did foundational work in the Department of Physical Education, and is best known for introducing the martial art of krabi–krabong to physical education teaching. He became Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education from 1957 to 1961, and also served as Secretary-General of the Teacher's Council of Thailand (Khurusapha), from 1961 to 1967.[1]
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- ^ Secretariat Office of the Teachers' Council of Thailand (2009). "ปูชนียาจารย์ของวงการศึกษาไทย นายนาค เทพหัสดิน ณ อยุธยา". สารานุกรมวิชาชีพครู เฉลิมพระเกียรติพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว (in Thai). pp. 239–246. ISBN 978-974-7467-59-8.