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 19279 July 1935: His Highness Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 10 July 19359 June 1946: His Royal Highness Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 9 June 194613 October 2016: His Majesty The King
Posthumous title
- 5 May 2019: His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great
Military Rank
Designation
Honours
National honours
Hereditary orders
- Sovereign Grand Master of The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn, 22 November 196213 October 2016
- The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
- Sovereign Grand Master, 9 June 194613 October 2016
- Knight, 14 November 19389 June 1946
- Sovereign Grand Master of The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems, 9 June 194613 October 2016
- The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
- Sovereign Grand Master, 9 June 194613 October 2016
- Knight Grand Cross (First Class), 20 September 19359 June 1946
- Sovereign Grand Master of The Honourable Order of Rama, 9 June 194613 October 2016
- Sovereign Grand Master of The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, 9 June 194613 October 2016
- Sovereign Grand Master of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, 9 June 194613 October 2016
- Sovereign Grand Master of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn, 22 July 199113 October 2016
- Sovereign Grand Master of The Order of Symbolic Propitiousness Ramkeerati, 26 November 198713 October 2016
Medals for acts of bravery
- Grand Master of Bravery Medal, 9 June 194613 October 2016
- Grand Master of Freeman Safeguarding Medal, 1st Class, 21 February 196913 October 2016
Medals for services to the State
- Dushdi Mala Medal Pin of Arts and Science (Military), 9 June 194613 October 2016
- Border Service Medal, 22 September 195413 October 2016
- Chakra Mala Medal, 9 June 194613 October 2016
- Boy Scout Citation Medal of Vajira, First Class, 196413 October 2016
Medals for services to the Monarch
- Royal Cypher Medal of Rama VIII, First Class, 14 November 193913 October 2016
Medals for commemorative occasions
- King Rama IX Coronation Medal, 195013 October 2016
- Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 150th Years of Rattanakosin Celebration, 193213 October 2016
- Red Cross Medal of Appreciation, First Class, 194613 October 2016
Foreign honours
Orders of the Sultanates of Malaysia
Wear of orders, decorations, and medals
The ribbons worn regularly by Bhumibol Adulyadej in undress uniform are as follows:
Awards
Memberships
Honorary doctorates
In 1997 the king captured the world record for the most honorary degreesâÂÂ136âÂÂheld by anyone.
Thai academic
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.
Honorific eponyms
Place
- : Bhumibol Dam, Tak
- : King's College Under Royal Patronage, Nakhon Pathom
- : Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Bangkok
- : Bhumibol Bridge, Bangkok and Samut Prakan
- : Rama IX Road, Bangkok
- : Rama IX Bridge, Bangkok
- : Bhumibol Sangkeet Building, College of Music, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom
- : Wat Praram kao Kanchanapisek, Bangkok
- : Suan Luang Rama IX, Bangkok
- : King Rama IX Memorial Park, Bangkok
- : His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, 5 December 2007, Sports Complex, Nakhon Ratchasima
- : Fort Bhumibol, the Artillery Center, Royal Thai Army, Lopburi
- : King Bhumibol Adulyadej Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Species
- Trisepalum bhumibolianum
- Jasminum bhumibolianum
- Tulipa âÂÂKing BhumibolâÂÂ
- Amphioctopus rex <small>(Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)</small>
- Potamon bhumibol <small>Naiyanetr, 2001</small>
Other
See also
References