Order of the Rajamitrabhorn

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The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn (Thai: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นมงคลยิ่งราชมิตราภรณ์; RTGS: Khrueang Ratcha-itsariyaphon An Pen Mongkhon Ying Ratchamittraphon) is the highest royal order of Thailand. It was founded on 11 June 1962 by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) to be bestowed upon foreign heads of state. Members of the order are entitled to use the postnominals ร.ม.ภ.

TypeRelationships order
Established12 June 1962; 64 years ago (1962-06-12)
EligibilityForeign Heads of State
Awarded forProsperous relations with foreign countries.
Quick facts The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นมงคลยิ่งราชมิตราภรณ์, Awarded by the King of Thailand ...
The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นมงคลยิ่งราชมิตราภรณ์
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the King of Thailand
TypeRelationships order
Established12 June 1962; 64 years ago (1962-06-12)
EligibilityForeign Heads of State
Awarded forProsperous relations with foreign countries.
StatusCurrently constituted
FounderBhumibol Adulyadej
SovereignVajiralongkorn
GradesKnight/Dame
Statistics
First induction20 June 1962
Last induction9 March 2009
Total inductees33
Precedence
Next (higher)None (highest)
Next (lower)Order of the Royal House of Chakri

Ribbon bar of the Order of the Rajamitrabhorn

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"Rajamitrabhorn" meaning Friendship with the King.

Insignia

The decoration consists of a single class (Knight). The insignia for this class is:

  • Collar with a diamond pendant, with the Chakra crossed over the Trident, at the centre.
  • Small pendant, attached onto the yellow sash, with white and blue trims, to wear over the right shoulder to the left hip.
  • Star with the figure of Narayana on the Garuda, to wear on the left breast.
  • The Sovereign Grand Master of the Order is a Knight, but his star is larger and decorated with diamonds.

Recipients

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NameNationalityKnown forDate of appointmentRef.
Putra of Perlis MalayaYang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia20 June 1962[1]
Heinrich Lübke West GermanyPresident of West Germany21 November 1962[2]
Ne Win BurmaChairman of the Union Revolutionary Council14 December 1962[3]
Paul of Greece GreeceKing of Greece14 February 1963[4]
Savang Vatthana LaosKing of Laos22 March 1963[5]
Emperor Shōwa JapanEmperor of Japan27 May 1963[6]
Chiang Kai-shek Republic of ChinaPresident of the Republic of China5 June 1963[7]
Diosdado Macapagal PhilippinesPresident of the Philippines9 July 1963[8]
Juliana of the Netherlands NetherlandsQueen of Netherlands15 October 1963[9]
Baudouin of Belgium BelgiumKing of the Belgians3 February 1964
Adolf Schärf AustriaPresident of Austria29 September 1964
Olav V of Norway NorwayKing of Norway15 January 1965
Park Chung-hee South KoreaPresident of South Korea10 February 1966
Franz Jonas AustriaPresident of Austria17 January 1967[10]
Ferdinand Marcos PhilippinesPresident of the Philippines15 January 1968[11]
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi IranShah of Iran22 January 1968
Soeharto IndonesiaPresident of Indonesia19 March 1970
Abdul Halim of Kedah MalaysiaYang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia1 February 1973
Chun Doo-hwan South KoreaPresident of South Korea3 July 1981[12]
Karl Carstens West GermanyPresident of West Germany29 February 1984[13]
Iskandar of Johor MalaysiaYang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia17 December 1985[14]
Birendra of Nepal   NepalKing of Nepal2 May 1986[15]
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq PakistanPresident of Pakistan28 October 1987[16]
Juan Carlos I of Spain SpainKing of Spain15 November 1987[17]
Hassanal Bolkiah BruneiSultan of Brunei31 October 1988[18]
Azlan Shah of Perak MalaysiaYang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia15 December 1990[19]
Akihito of Japan JapanEmperor of Japan21 September 1991[20]
Kaysone Phomvihane LaosPresident of Laos27 December 1991[21]
Salahuddin of Selangor MalaysiaYang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia24 March 2001[22]
Margrethe II of Denmark DenmarkQueen of Denmark3 February 2002[23]
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden SwedenKing of Sweden23 February 2003[24]
Beatrix of the Netherlands NetherlandsQueen of Netherlands26 December 2003[25]
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu MalaysiaYang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia9 March 2009[26]
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Living recipients of the order

More information Rama IX (1962–2016), Image ...
Rama IX (1962–2016)
Image Name Country Date Present age Notes Ref.
HM King Juan Carlos I of Spain RMBh MChK Spain 15 November 1987 88 King Emeritus of Spain
HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah of Brunei Darussalam RMBh Brunei 31 October 1988 80
HM Emperor Akihito of Japan RMBh MChK Japan 21 September 1991 92 Emperor Emeritus of Japan
HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark RMBh MChK Denmark 3 February 2002 86 Former Queen of Denmark
HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden RMBh Sweden 23 February 2003 80
HRH Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands RMBh MChK Netherlands 26 December 2003 88 Former Queen of the Netherlands
HRH Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah of Terengganu RMBh Malaysia 9 March 2009 64 Former Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
Rama X (2016–present)
Image Name Country Date Present age Notes Ref.
HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn RMBh MChK NR PChW SR Thailand 13 October 2016 74 Sovereign of the order
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