Bajrakitiyabha
Bajrakitiyabha | |
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Princess of Thailand | |
Ambassador of Thailand to Austria | |
In office | 4 September 2012 – 1 October 2014 |
Predecessor | Somsak Suriyawong |
Successor | Attayut Srisamut |
Prime Minister | Yingluck Shinawatra Prayut Chan-o-cha |
Born | Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, Dusit Palace, Bangkok, Thailand | 7 December 1978
House | Mahidol (Chakri Dynasty) |
Father | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) |
Mother | Princess Soamsawali |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Princess Bajrakitiyabha (Thai: พัชรกิติยาภา; Thai pronunciation: [pʰát.ɕʰā.rá(ʔ).kì.tì.jāː.pʰāː]; RTGS: Phatchara Kitiyapha; affectionally known as Princess Pa or Patty,[1] born 7 December 1978) is a Thai royal diplomat and princess of Thailand, the first grandchild of King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit of Thailand, and the only one of the seven children of King Maha Vajralongkorn born to his first wife Princess Soamsavali.
Early life and 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.
Princess Bajrakitiyabha received a LL.B. degree from Thammasat University, as well a B.A. degree in International Relations from Sukhothai Thammatirat University, both in 2000. She subsequently obtained a LL.M. degree from Cornell Law School in 2002 and a J.S.D. degree from Cornell University in 2005.[1][2]
On 12 May 2012, she was awarded an honorary LL.D. degree from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.[3]
Career
Styles of Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand | |
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Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Ma'am |
On completion of her doctorate Princess Bajrakitiyabha worked briefly at the Thai Permanent Mission to the United Nations, in New York, before returning to Thailand. In September 2006, she was appointed Attorney in the Office of the Attorney General in Bangkok, and is currently appointed to Office of the Attorney General of Udon Thani Province.[4] She runs the "Kamlangjai" or "Inspire" project, which reached out to incarcerated Thai women 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.[5][6] She is also working on "Enhancing lives of Female Inmates" (ELFI), a project 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[7] From 2012 to 2014, she was the Thai ambassador to Austria, until she took a post at the Office of the Attorney General.
Titles
- 7 December 1978 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha.
Honours
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Royal Monogram
National honours
- Thailand: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Chula Chom Klao, First Class[8][9][10][11][12]
- Thailand: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Elephant[13]
- Thailand: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Thailand[14]
- Thailand: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn[15]
- Thailand: King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)[16]
Foreign honour
- Austria: Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in Gold with Sash (7 October 2014)[17][18]
Ancestry
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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.
- ^ CURRICULUM VITAE Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand - website Thailand Institute of Justice
- ^ "Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand and ABA President-elect Laurel G. Bellows to address 2012 IIT Chicago-Kent graduates". Kentlaw.iit.edu. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Hrh Princess Bajrakitiyabha Will Serve As Attorney Of The Office Of The Attorney-general". Thaivisa.com. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "History of Inspire". The Kamlangjai Project. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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- ^ Enhancing the lives of female inmates. Unodc.org (23 April 2009). Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
- ^ "??" (PDF). Ratchkitcha.soc.go.th. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). Topicstock.pantip.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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- ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). Topicstock.pantip.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). Bkk1.in.th. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "??" (PDF). Ratchkitcha.soc.go.th. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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- ^ "??" (PDF). Ratchkitcha.soc.go.th. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ [1] Archived 18 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). Mfa.go.th. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
External links
- Use dmy dates from December 2011
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Chakri dynasty
- Thai female Phra Ong Chao
- Thai people of Mon descent
- House of Mahidol
- Cornell Law School alumni
- Knights Grand Cordon of the Order of Chula Chom Klao
- Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn
- Thammasat University alumni
- Ambassadors of Thailand to Austria
- People educated at Heathfield School, Ascot
- Thai diplomats
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