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Vajiralongkorn

1952 - Today

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Vajiralongkorn (born 28 July 1952), titled Rama X, is King of Thailand. The only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sirikit, he was made crown prince by his father in 1972, at the age of 20. After his father's death on 13 October 2016, he requested that his formal accession ceremony be delayed to allow for time to mourn his father. On 1 December 2016, he formally accepted the throne, becoming the tenth Thai monarch of the Chakri dynasty and, at the age of 64, the oldest to ascend to the throne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vajiralongkorn is the 346th most popular politician (up from 826th in 2019), the most popular biography from Thailand and the most popular Thai Politician.

Vajiralongkorn is most famous for being the son of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He is the only son of the late king and the only brother of the current King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vajiralongkorn ranks 346 out of 19,576. Before him are Georgy Zhukov, Philip IV of Spain, Ariel Sharon, Probus, Martin Bormann, and Odoacer. After him are Nicholas I of Russia, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Mahmud of Ghazni, Marcus Claudius Tacitus, and Empress Dowager Cixi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Vajiralongkorn ranks 3. Before him are Vladimir Putin, and Patrick Swayze. After him are Harvey Weinstein, Liam Neeson, Steven Seagal, Orhan Pamuk, David Hasselhoff, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Park Geun-hye, Roberto Benigni, and Salome Zourabichvili.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Vajiralongkorn ranks 1 out of 186. After him are Chulalongkorn (1853), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Mongkut (1804), Sirikit (1932), Taksin (1734), Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Pridi Banomyong (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Thailand

Among politicians born in Thailand, Vajiralongkorn ranks 1. After him are Chulalongkorn (1853), Thaksin Shinawatra (1949), Mongkut (1804), Sirikit (1932), Taksin (1734), Prajadhipok (1893), Vajiravudh (1880), Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897), Rama I (1736), Prem Tinsulanonda (1920), and Pridi Banomyong (1900).

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