Jira Maligool is a Thai film director, screenwriter and producer. graduated in 1983 from Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Communication Arts, where he majored in film and photography. While still a student, he worked as a music video and movie commercial director.
In 1991, he co-founded his own film studio, Hub Ho Hin Bangkok (later Hub Ho Hin Films). In 2003, it was merged with GMM Grammy's film division GMM Pictures and Visute Poolvoralaks' company Tai Entertainment to form GMM Tai Hub (or GTH). In 2016, he became key person for GDH 559 a film studio that successor to GTH.
He was also behind the hit 2003 film, My Girl, a nostalgic look at childhood in 1980s Thailand. The film's ensemble of six directors – were students of Jira, who taught as a part-time professor in photography and cinematography classes at Chulalongkorn University. Two of those directors, Komgrit and Songyos, went on to direct hit films, Komgrit helming the romantic comedy Dear Dakanda in 2005 and Songyos with the hit 2006 thriller Dorm. จิระ มะลิกุล(1961년생, Thailand) 는 제작자로, 대표작으로 고항, 할머니가 죽기 전 백만장자가 되는 법, เนื้อคู่ประตูถัดไป가 있으며, 그 외에도 배드 지니어스, 집을 빌려드립니다, 커밍 순, 싸반, 딜리트, 휴먼 리소스, ATM เออรัก..เออเร่อ, หนีตามกาลิเลโอ, 404 สุขีนิรันดร์..Run Run, วิมานหนาม, OMG! 오 마이 걸, ซองแดงแต่งผี 등 다양한 작품을 제작했다. 특히 2026년에는 고항에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 인헤릿 제작에 참여했다. 2026년 จีบซ้ำซ้ำ เฮนรี่จำไม่ได้ 제작에 참여했다. 2026년 고항 제작에 참여했다.