Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej see full title below bornDecember 1927 is the King of Thailand. He is also known as Rama IX, as he is the ninth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty. Having reigned sinceJune 1946, he is the worlds longestserving current head of state and the longestreigning monarch in Thai history, serving for 7009220797360000000 69160years, 353160days.
Bhumibol was born at Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States, onDecember 1927. He was the youngest son of HRH Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, the Prince of Songkla, and his commoner wife Mom Sangwan . His U.S. birth certificate reads simply Baby Songkla, as the parents had to consult his uncle, King Rama VII , then head of the House of Chakri, for an auspicious name. The king chose Bhumibol Adulyadej, meaning strength of the land, incomparable power . His father was enrolled in the public health program at Harvard University, which explains his being the only monarch to be born in the US.4647 Bhumibol had an elder sister, Princess Galyani Vadhana, and an elder brother, Prince Ananda Mahidol.
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