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 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
Designation Designation Proposer Date Reference Father of Water Resources Management Royal Thai Cabinet 21 November 1996 http://ewt.prd.go.th/ewt/region1/ewt_news.php?nid=43143 Father of Thai Technology The National Identity Board by cabinet endorsement 15 Jan 2001 Father of Royal RainmakingMinistry of Agriculture and Cooperatives by cabinet endorsement 21 Oct 2002 Father of Thai Innovation Ministry of Science and Technology by cabinet endorsement 27 Jun 2006 Father of Thai Invention National Research Council of Thailand, Thai Invention Association, The Chaipattana Foundation, Yacht Racing Association of Thailand under the Royal Patronage, Office of the Permanent Secretary and Office of the Royal Development Project Board by cabinet endorsement 29 Dec 2006 Father of Thai Heritage Conservation Thai Heritage Conservation Committee, Fine Art Department, Ministry of Culture by cabinet endorsement 28 Jun 2007 Father of Thai Research National Research Council of Thailand by cabinet endorsement 16 Dec 2008 Father of Thai Craftsmanship Standard Ministry of Labour by cabinet endorsement 24 Feb 2009 Father of Thai Rice Research and Development Royal Thai Cabinet 18 October 2016
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
Country Year awarded Appointment Ribbon Reference Sweden 1950 Knight (incl. Collar) of the Royal Order of the Seraphim Cambodia 1954 Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia Photo1959Kim Khanh Decoration, First ClassPhoto United Kingdom 1960 Royal Victorian Chain West Germany Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Photo Burma The Most Glorious Order of Truth (Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha) Photo Argentina Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín United States Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit Photo Portugal Sash of the Three Orders Photo Denmark Knight of the Order of the Elephant Norway Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav Italy Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Holy See Knight with the Collar of the Order of Pius IX Photo Belgium Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold Photo France Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Photo Luxembourg Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau Netherlands Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Photo Spain Knight of the Collar of the Order of Civil Merit Knight of the Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic PhotoBoletín Oficial del Estado Indonesia 1961 First Class (Adipurna) of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia Brazil Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross Pakistan 1962 Nishan-e-Pakistan Photo Malaya Honorary Recipient of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm Japan 1963 Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum Photo Republic of China Grand Cordon of the Order of Brilliant Jade Greece Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer Laos Grand Cordon of the Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol PhotoGrand Cross of the Order of the Crown of LaosPhoto Philippines Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna Austria 1964 Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria South Korea 1966 Grand Order of Mugunghwa Iran 1967 Collar of the Order of Pahlavi Photo Ethiopia 1968 Collar of the Order of the Queen of Sheba Philippines 1970 Chief Commander of the Philippine Legion of Honor Photo Mexico 1971 Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle SFR Yugoslavia 1980 Order of the Yugoslav Star South Korea 1981 Order of Merit for National Foundation Photo Chile Grand Collar of the Order of Merit Egypt 1982 Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile Nepal 1986 The Nepal Pratap Bhaskara Spain 1987 Knight of the Collar of the Order of Charles III Boletín Oficial del Estado Brunei 1988 Member of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei Venezuela 1990 Grand Collar of the Order of the Liberator Laos 1992 Order of Phoxay Lane Xang Czech Republic 1994 Grand Collar of the Order of the White Lion South Africa 1995 Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope Peru 1996 Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of the Sun of Peru Finland Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland Portugal 1999 Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry Romania 2000 Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania Bulgaria 2001 Grand Cross of the Order of the Balkan Mountains Guatemala 2002 Grand Cross of the Order of the Quetzal Jordan 2004 Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali Ukraine First Class of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise Spain 2006 Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece Hungary 2009 Grand Cross with Chain of the Hungarian Order of Merit
Orders of the Sultanates of Malaysia Sultanate Year awarded Appointment Ribbon Reference 1999 First Class of The Most Esteemed Royal Family Order of Selangor 2009 Member of The Most Distinguished Royal Family Order of Terengganu
Wear of orders, decorations, and medals The ribbons worn regularly by Bhumibol Adulyadej in undress uniform are as follows:
Awards