Phra Maha Vallop Dechfai was born in the Sonkhla Province, of Southern Thailand. He is a Buddhist Missionary Monk, Overseas Missionary Class XIII. Ajahn Vallop graduated from Mahachula Buddhist University, and holds a Master degree, from the Thammasart University, in Social Science . Ajahn Vallop used to live at Wat Chollap Prathanrungsarit.