Bajrakitiyabha
Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol | |
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 Princess Bajrakitiyabha in 2013 | |
| Ambassador of Thailand to Austria | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 1 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Yingluck Shinawatra Prayut Chan-o-cha |
| Preceded by | Somsak Suriyawong |
| Succeeded by | Attayut Srisamut |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1978 Dusit Palace, Bangkok |
| Alma mater | Sukhothai University (B.A., 2002) Thammasat University (LL.B, 2000) Cornell University (LL.M, 2002) (S.J.D., 2005) |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Bajrakitiyabha | |
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| Princess of Thailand | |
| Born | 7 December 1978 Dusit Palace, Bangkok |
| House | House of Mahidol Chakri Dynasty |
| Father | Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn |
| Mother | Princess Soamsawali |
Princess Bajrakitiyabha (Thai: พัชรกิติยาภา; Thai pronunciation: [pʰát.ɕʰā(ʔ).rá(ʔ).kì.tì.jāː.pʰāː]; RTGS: Phatchara Kitiyapha; affectionally known as Princess Pa or Patty,[1]) was born on 7 December 1978. She is the first grandchild of King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit of Thailand, and the only child of Crown Prince Maha Vajralongkorn with Princess Soamsavali.
Education
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Princess Bajrakitiyabha studied at the all-girls Rajini School when she was in elementary and junior high school. She moved to England and began her secondary education first at Heathfield School in Ascot, finishing at the Chitralada School.
She received a bachelor's degree in law from Thammasat University, and another in political science from Sukhothai Thammatirat University with first class honours. She continued with her master's degree and doctoral degree at Cornell Law School, and received her J.S.D. degree from Cornell in 2005.[1] On 12 May 2012 she received a doctorate of law honoris causa from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.[2]
Career
On completion of her doctorate Princess Bajrakitiyabha worked for a time at the Thai Permanent mission to the United Nations, in New York City, before returning to Thailand. In September 2006 she was appointed Attorney of the Office of the Attorney General in Bangkok, and currently appointed to Office of the Attorney General of Udon Thani Province.[3] She runs the "Kamlangjai" or "Inspire" project to reach out to Thai women in incarceration including pregnant inmates and their babies, and intends to assure that female and pregnant inmates are given adequate assistance to prepare them to reenter society upon release.[4] She is also working on the project called "ELFI", "Enhancing lives of Female Inmates", which proposes new rules for the treatment of women prisoners and non-custodial measures for women offenders as a supplement to the 1955 Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners[5] Another project that the princess is engaged in is "Friend in need of 'PA'" or "Princess Pa Foundation". Her mother, Princess Soamsavali and the princess founded the foundation in 1995 when Bangkok was flooded. The foundation aims to help poor people in rural areas and people affected by natural disasters. From 2012 to 2014, she was the Thai Ambassador to Austria, until she took a post at the Office of the Attorney General.
| Styles of Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand | |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Royal decorations
Dame Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
Dame Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
Dame Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
Dame Grand Cross (First Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn
King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
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References
- ^ a b "Commencement 2005: Cell phones, cameras, congratulations, challenges and a princess". Cornell University News Service. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand and ABA President-elect Laurel G. Bellows to address 2012 IIT Chicago-Kent graduates".
- ^ Hrh Princess Bajrakitiyabha Will Serve As Attorney Of The Office Of The Attorney-general – Thailand Forum. Thaivisa.com (21 August 2006). Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
- ^ "History of Inspire". The Kamlangjai Project. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Enhancing the lives of female inmates. Unodc.org (23 April 2009). Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
External links
- Use dmy dates from December 2011
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Chakri Dynasty
- Phra Ong Chao
- Thai princesses
- House of Mahidol
- Cornell Law School alumni
- Dames Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao
- Dames Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Thailand
- Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn
- Thammasat University alumni
- Ambassadors of Thailand to Austria