List of titles and honours of Bhumibol Adulyadej



Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand received numerous decorations and honorary appointments as monarch of Thailand. Thai monarchical titles or styles are listed in order of degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honor:

Title

 * 5 December 1927 – 9 July 1935: His Highness Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej
 * 10 July 1935 – 9 June 1946: His Royal Highness Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej
 * 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016: His Majesty The King


 * Posthumous title
 * 5 May 2019: His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great

Military Rank

 * 🇹🇭 10 May 1946 - 26 March 1950: First Lieutenant
 * 🇹🇭 24 March 1950 - 13 October 2016: Admiral of the Fleet
 * 🇹🇭 26 March 1950 - 13 October 2016: Field Marshal
 * 🇹🇭 26 March 1950 - 13 October 2016: Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force

Hereditary Orders

 * Order of the Rajamitrabhorn (Thailand) ribbon.svg Sovereign Grand Master of The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn, 22 November 1962 – 13 October 2016
 * Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand) ribbon.svg The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
 * Sovereign Grand Master, 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016
 * Knight, 14 November 1938 – 9 June 1946
 * Order of the Nine Gems (Thailand) ribbon.svg Sovereign Grand Master of The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems, 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016
 * Order of Chula Chom Klao - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
 * Sovereign Grand Master, 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016
 * Knight Grand Cross (First Class), 20 September 1935 – 9 June 1946
 * Order of Rama 1st Class ribbon.svg Sovereign Grand Master of The Honourable Order of Rama, 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016
 * Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Sovereign Grand Master of The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016
 * Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Sovereign Grand Master of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016
 * Order of the Direkgunabhorn 1st class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Sovereign Grand Master of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn, 22 July 1991 – 13 October 2016
 * Order of Ramkeerati ribbon.png Sovereign Grand Master of The Order of Symbolic Propitiousness Ramkeerati, 26 November 1987 – 13 October 2016

Medals for acts of bravery

 * Bravery Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg Grand Master of Bravery Medal, 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016
 * Freeman Safeguarding Medal - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Grand Master of Freeman Safeguarding Medal, 1st Class, 21 February 1969 – 13 October 2016

Medals for services to the State

 * Dushdi Mala - Military (Thailand).svg Dushdi Mala Medal Pin of Arts and Science (Military), 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016
 * Border Service Medal (Thailand) ribbon.png Border Service Medal, 22 September 1954 – 13 October 2016
 * Chakra Mala Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg Chakra Mala Medal, 9 June 1946 – 13 October 2016
 * The Boy Scout Citation Medal - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Boy Scout Citation Medal of Vajira, First Class, 1964 – 13 October 2016

Medals for services to the Monarch

 * King Rama VIII Royal Cypher Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg Royal Cypher Medal of Rama VIII, First Class, 14 November 1939 – 13 October 2016

Medals for commemorative occasions

 * King Rama IX Coronation Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama IX Coronation Medal, 1950 – 13 October 2016
 * 150 Years Commemoration of Bangkok Medal ribbon.svg Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 150th Years of Rattanakosin Celebration, 1932 – 13 October 2016
 * Ribbon bar of Red Cross Medal of Appreciation, 1st Class (Thailand).svg Red Cross Medal of Appreciation, First Class, 1946 – 13 October 2016

Wear of orders, decorations, and medals
The ribbons worn regularly by Bhumibol Adulyadej in undress uniform are as follows:

Ribbon bars of the Bhumibol Adulyadej

Order of the Rajamitrabhorn (Thailand) ribbon.svg Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand) ribbon.svg Order of the Nine Gems (Thailand) ribbon.svg Order of Chula Chom Klao - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg

Order of Rama 1st Class ribbon.svg Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dushdi Mala - Military (Thailand).svg Freeman Safeguarding Medal - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg

Border Service Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg Chakra Mala Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama VIII Royal Cypher Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg 150 Years Commemoration of Bangkok Medal ribbon.svg Ribbon bar of Red Cross Medal of Appreciation, 1st Class (Thailand).svg

Seraphimerorden ribbon.svg St Olavs Orden storkors stripe.svg Order of the Elephant Ribbon bar.svg Order of Brilliant Jade (Taiwan) - ribbon bar.gif Order of the Netherlands Lion ribbon - Knight Grand Cross.svg

ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Grand Cross BAR.svg Ordre du Lion d'Or de la Maison de Nassau ribbon.svg JPN Daikun'i kikkasho BAR.svg Order of the Crown (Laos). Grand Cross.gif LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Grand Cross BAR.svg

MY Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara (Crown of the Realm) - DMN.svg Order of Pahlavi Ribbon Bar - Imperial Iran.svg Order of The Queen of Sheba (Ethiopia) ribbon.gif VAT Order of Pope Pius IX Collar BAR.svg US Legion of Merit Chief Commander ribbon.png

GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 9 Sond des Grosskreuzes.svg Cordone di gran Croce OMRI BAR.svg Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg GRE Order Redeemer 1Class.svg PRT Three Orders BAR.svg

Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna rib.svg Nishan-e-Pakistan ribbon bar.svg Grand Order of Mugunghwa (South Korea) - ribbon bar.svg AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 1st Class BAR.svg PHL Legion of Honor - Chief Commander BAR.png



Honorary doctorates
In 1997 the king captured the world record for the most honorary degrees—136—held by anyone.

Foreign academic
In August 1962 the Australian National University refused to award the king an honorary doctorate on the grounds that he had not completed his degree at the University of Lausanne. The refusal prompted a minor diplomatic row between the university and the Thai government.

Place

 * 🇹🇭 Thailand: Bhumibol Dam, Tak
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand: King's College Under Royal Patronage, Nakhon Pathom
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand: Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Bangkok
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand: Bhumibol Bridge, Bangkok and Samut Prakan
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand: Rama IX Road, Bangkok
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand: Rama IX Bridge, Bangkok
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand: Bhumibol Sangkeet Building, College of Music, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand: Wat Praram kao Kanchanapisek, Bangkok
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand: Suan Luang Rama IX, Bangkok
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand: King Rama IX Memorial Park, Bangkok
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand: His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, 5 December 2007, Sports Complex, Nakhon Ratchasima
 * 🇺🇸 US: King Bhumibol Adulyadej Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Species

 * Trisepalum bhumibolianum
 * Jasminum bhumibolianum
 * Tulipa ‘King Bhumibol’
 * Amphioctopus rex (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)
 * Potamon bhumibol Naiyanetr, 2001

Other

 * Royal barge Narai Song Suban HM Rama IX
 * HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej