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BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
5 December 1927 to present
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Sirikit Kitiyakara - Wife
Bhumibol Adulyadej (also known as Rama IX) is the current King and Head of the State of Thailand. His reign commenced on 9 June 1946, and he is the world's longest-serving current head of state.
King Adulyadej is the longest-serving monarch in Thai history.
Although he is a constitutional monarch, he has made several decisive interventions in Thai politics when there was bloodshed or when Thailand was in turmoil. He was credited with facilitating Thailand's transition to democracy in the 1990s.
State Visit of King and Queen of Thailand in 1965 #928 to 930, 12 Jun 1965
Surcharge #1122, 29 May 1972
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