Chulabhorn (Redirected from Chulabhorn Walailak)
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.jpg) Princess Chulabhorn, the Princess Srisavangavadhana, in 2020 | |||||
| Born | 4 July 1957 Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall Dusit Palace, Bangkok, Thailand | ||||
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Virayudh Tishyasarin
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| House | Mahidol (Chakri Dynasty) | ||||
| Father | Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) | ||||
| Mother | Sirikit Kitiyakara | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
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Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand, the Princess Srisavangavadhana (Thai: จุฬาภรณ; Thai pronunciation: [tɕù.lāː.pʰɔ̄ːn]; RTGS: Chulaphon; born 4 July 1957) is a princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, and the younger sister of King Vajiralongkorn. She is officially styled Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn, which corresponds to her full Thai title Somdet Phrachao Nong Nang Thoe Chaofa Chulabhorn Walailak Agrarajakumari (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าน้องนางเธอ เจ้าฟ้าจุฬาภรณวลัยลักษณ์ อัครราชกุมารี).
Education
Princess Chulabhorn studied chemistry and graduated in 1979 from the Faculty of Science at Kasetsart University, with a Bachelor of Science, First Class Honours. She continued to study Science at Mahidol University, where she received her Doctorate in 1985.
She is heavily involved in the promotion of scientific research, and regularly gives awards and prizes. She held the position of a guest lecturer in chemistry at the Mahidol University. She also serves as president of the Chulabhorn Research Institute. She was awarded the UNESCO Einstein Medal for her efforts in promoting scientific collaboration in 1986 and was the first Asian to be invited to join the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom as an Honorary Fellow.
Later in 2019, She received a Ph.D. in Visual Arts from the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University.
Marriage
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| Virayudh Tishyasarin | 1 May 1955 | — | m.1982-div.1996 | Princess Chulabhorn | Princess Siribha Chudabhorn
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In 1981, Chulabhorn married Royal Thai Air Force officer Group Captain Virayudh Tishyasarin (Thai: วีระยุทธ ดิษยะศริน; RTGS: Wirayut Dityasarin), a commoner, an Air vice-marshal. According to royal custom, she would have lost her title upon marrying a man of lower rank. However, her father granted her special permission to keep the title Chao Pha even after her marriage.
Issue
| Name | Image | Birth | Marriage | Children | Parent's | |
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| Princess Siribha Chudabhorn | 8 October 1982 | — | — | — | Princess Chulabhorn
Virayudh Tishyasarin | |
| Princess Aditayadorn Kitikhun | 5 May 1984 | — | — | — | ||
Honours and awards
Military rank
- General, admiral and air chief marshal
Volunteer Defense Corps of Thailand rank
Academic rank
- Professor of Navaminda Kasatriyadhiraj Royal Thai Air Force Academy (27 June 1986 – 1 October 1986)
- Professor in Organic Chemistry of Mahidol University
Foreign honours
Japan: Paulownia Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
Nepalese Royal Family: Member Grand Cross of the Most Glorious Order of the Benevolent Ruler
Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Peru: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Distinguished Services
Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
United Kingdom: Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- Mahidol family
- Thai princesses
- Thai female Chao Fa
- Royal Thai Army generals
- Royal Thai Air Force air marshals
- Thai admirals
- Academic staff of Mahidol University
- Thai women academics
- Knights Grand Cordon of the Order of Chula Chom Klao
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn
- Order of the Precious Crown members
- Grand Cordons of the Order of the Precious Crown
- Recipients of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Recipients of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Honorary Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Mahidol University alumni
- Kasetsart University alumni
- Thai people of Mon descent
- Children of Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 21st-century Thai women scientists
- 20th-century Thai women scientists
- 20th-century Chakri dynasty
- 21st-century Chakri dynasty
- Daughters of kings