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Sirindhorn สิรินธร
Princess Royal of Thailand
Princess Sirindhorn in 2016
Born	(1955-04-02) 2 April 1955 (age 69) Bangkok, Thailand
Names Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Maha Vajiralongkorn Vorarajbhakti Sirikitchakarini Birayabadhana Rathasima Gunakornpiyajat
House	Mahidol (Chakri dynasty)
Father	Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)
Mother	Sirikit Kitiyakara
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
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Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess Royal (Thai: มหาจักรีสิรินธร) (born 2 April 1955) is a member of the Thai royal family. She is the second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, and the younger sister of Maha Vajiralongkorn.

Early life

Birth

Sirindhorn was born on 2 April 1955, at Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, Dusit Palace, the third child of King Bhumibol and Queen Mother Sirikit. As the royal couple has only one son, the Thai constitution was altered in 1974 to allow for female succession. This made Princess Sirindhorn second-in-line to the throne (after Vajiralongkorn) until the birth of Princess Bajrakitiyabha in 1978.

Early education

Sirindhorn attended Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary at Thailand's most exclusive school: The Chitralada School which was established for the children of the Royal Family and Palace staff.

She ranked first in the National School Examinations in primary level (grade 7) in 1967, in upper secondary level (grade 12) in 1972, and fourth in the National University Entrance Examination in 1975.

Higher education

In 1975 she enrolled in the faculty of arts at Chulalongkorn University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, first-class honours and a gold medal in history in 1976.

From 1976 she continued her studies in two graduate programs concurrently, obtaining a Master of Arts in Oriental Epigraphy (Sanskrit and Cambodian) in 1980 and also archaeology from Silpakorn University in 1980. From October 1977, she studied Sanskrit in Bangkok for two years under the tutelage of renowned Sanskrit scholar Satya Vrat Shastri. In 1978, she obtained a Master of Arts in Pali and Sanskrit from Chulalongkorn University.

In 1981 she enrolled in a doctoral program at Srinakharinwirot University, and was awarded a PhD in developmental education in 1987.

In 1984 she earned a certificate from the Asian Regional Remote Sensing Training Centre at the Asian Institute of Technology where she studied for two months.

In April 2001 she won a scholarship in Chinese culture at Peking University in China where she studied the course for a month.

Later life

In December 2012, Sirindhorn was briefly hospitalised to remove calcium deposits.

More popular among the Thai public than her brother, then-Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, Sirindhorn was long rumoured to be a potential successor to the Thai throne. Upon Bhumibol's death in 2016, the crown passed to Vajiralongkorn, now King Rama X. In 2019, she was bestowed the highest of royal ranks by appointment, Krom Somdej Phra, by King Vajiralongkorn. She also received a first-class King Rama X Royal Cypher Medal.

In January 2021, Sirindhorn was hospitalized after breaking both her ankles. Thai media reported that she fell during a walk; however, Western sources alleged that her ankles were broken by Vajiralongkorn after an argument.

Works and interests

Aside from her passion for technology, she holds degrees in history and a doctorate in educational development. She teaches at the history department of the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, where she is the nominal head of the department. In addition to Thai, she speaks fluent English, French and Mandarin Chinese, and is currently studying German and Latin. She translates Chinese literature into Thai.

She is also a skilled performer and avid promoter of Thai traditional music.

Like her father Bhumibol Adulyadej, Princess Sirindhorn holds a certificate as a radio amateur, with her call sign being HS1D.

Scholarship

The University of Liverpool introduced a scholarship in honour of Sirindhorn. One full scholarship will be awarded annually to enable a Thai student to study at Liverpool to complete a one-year taught Masters programme. The scholarship is open to all subjects in which a one-year taught Masters programme is offered; however, priority will be given to those students who wish to study in a subject area associated with Princess Sirindhorn such as science, information technology, medicine, the arts, geography, history and languages. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be a Thai national and already hold an offer to study a one-year taught Masters programme at the University of Liverpool.

Honours and awards

Military rank

• General, Admiral and Air Chief Marshal

Volunteer Defense Corps of Thailand rank

• Volunteer Defense Corps General

Academic rank

• Professor of Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy
• Professor of Srinakharinwirot University

Foreign honours

•  Austria: Grand Cross of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
•  China: Recipient of the Order of Friendship
•  Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
•  India: Padma Bhushan
•  South Korea: Grand Cross of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit
•  Malaysia: Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
•  Mongolia: Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
•  Pakistan: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crescent of Pakistan
•  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 Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
•  Tonga: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown of Tonga

Awards

•  Austria: International Union of Nutritional Sciences Award
•  China: Chinese Language and Culture Friendship Award
• Chinese Literature Foundation of Chinese Writers Association: Understanding and Friendship International Literature Award
•  India: Indira Gandhi Prize
•  Philippines: Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service

Honorary degrees

National

• Chiang Mai University: Geography
• Chiang Mai University: Thai language
• Asian Institute of Technology: Technology

Foreign

•  China:
  •  Hong Kong – Lingnan University: Doctor of Letters
  •  Hong Kong – The University of Hong Kong: Doctor of Letters
  • Peking University: Chinese language
•  Japan – Tokai University: Engineering
•  Philippines – University of the Philippines Los Baños: Law
•  United States:
  •  California – Pomona College: Doctor of Humane Letters
  •  Indiana – Indiana University Bloomington: Doctor of Humane Letters
  •  Illinois – Northern Illinois University: Doctor of Humane Letters
  •  Maryland – Johns Hopkins University: Doctor of Humane Letters
  •  Massachusetts – Bay Path University: Doctor of Humane Letters

Honorary titles

•  China: People’s Friendship Ambassador
•  United Nations: Special Ambassador of the World Food Programme for School Feeding
•  UNESCO: UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for "Empowerment of Minority Children through Education and through the Preservation of Their Intangible Cultural Heritage"

Eponyms

Institutions

National

A number of academic and research institutions in Thailand are named after her:

• Princess Sirindhorn's College, Mueang Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom Province.
• Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
• Mahachakri Sirindhorn and Boromrajkumari Building, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.
• Somdech Phra Debaratana Medical Center, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok.
• Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Music Library, Mahidol University, Bangkok
• Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, Bangkok.
• Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok.
• Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum, natural history museum, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai Campus, Hat Yai, Songkhla Province.
• Sirindhorn Observatory, Chiang Mai University, Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai Province.
• Princess Sirindhorn Neutron Monitor, a Galactic cosmic ray detector at Thailand's highest mountain, Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Province.
• Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center Archived June 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Srinakharinwirot University, Onkarak Campus, Nakhon Nayok Province
• Sirindhorn Chinese Language and Culture Center at Mae Fah Luang University, which was a gift from China and named in honor of Sirindhorn's role in Thailand-China cultural exchange.

Foreign

• Sirindhorn Technology and Culture Exchange Center, Peking University, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
• Mianyang Xianfenglu Sirindhorn Primary School, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.

Places

• Sirindhorn MRT station of the Bangkok MRT Blue Line
• Amphoe Sirindhorn of Ubon Ratchathani Province
• Sirindhorn Dam stops the Dom Noi River in Sirindhorn, Ubon Ratchathani Province.
• Sirindhorn Museum Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (Phu Kum Khao Dinosaur Museum), Phu Kum Khao Dinosaur Research Center, Sahatsakhan, Kalasin Province.
• Sirindhorn Observatory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
• Princess Sirindhorn Stadium, is a sports stadium in Si Racha, Chonburi Province.
• Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary, the largest protected peat swamp forest in Thailand is located in Narathiwat Province.

Fauna

Several fauna species are named after her, including:

• Eurochelidon sirintarae (Princess Sirindhorn bird or white-eyed river martin), a critically endangered swallow first described in 1968.
• Phricotelphusa sirindhorn (panda crab). It was described in Crustaceana in 1989.
• Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae, a sauropod herbivore dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period. It was described in 1994.
• Sirindhorna khoratensis, a hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was described in 2015.
• Acanthosquilla sirindhorn (panda mantis shrimp). It was described in Crustaceana in 1995.
• Tarsius sirindhornae, an ancient primate.
• Streptocephalus sirindhornae, a freshwater fairy shrimp. It was described in the Journal of Crustacean Biology in 2000.
• Macrobrachium sirindhorn, a freshwater prawn. It was described in Crustaceana in 2001.
• Trigona sirindhornae, a bee.
• Sirindhorn thailandiensis (princess moth).
• Loxosomatoides sirindhornae, a freshwater kamptozoan. It was described in Hydrobiologia in 2005.
• Aenictus shilintongae Jaitrong & Schultz, 2016)
• Oligoaeschna sirindhornae Ngiam & Orr, 2017
• Chironephthya sirindhornae Imahara, Chavanich, Viyakarn, Kushida, Reimer & Fujita, 2020

Flora

Numerous plant species have been named after her:

• Sirindhornia spp., orchids:
  • Sirindhornia pulchella can only be seen in Doi Chiang Dao National Park, blooming from April to June.
  • Sirindhornia mirabilis can only be seen in Doi Hua Mot in Tak Province, blooming during May and June.
  • Sirindhornia monophyla can be seen in Doi Hua Mot in Tak Province from March to June, as well in Myanmar and China.
• Other plant species include:
  • Bauhinia sirindhorniae (sam sip song pra dong), a vine of the pea family. It was described in the Nordic Journal of Botany in 1997.
  • Magnolia sirindhorniae (Princess Sirindhorn's magnolia)
  • Thepparatia scandens Phuph. or Khruea thepparat malvaceae. Thepparat is a part of her royal title. It was described in the Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) in 2006.
  • Impatiens sirindhorniae Triboun & Suksathan, 2009. It was described in Gardens' Bulletin Singapore.
  • Chayamaritia sirindhorniana D. J. Middleton, Tetsana & Suddee. The species is endemic to Loei Province.

Ancestry

Notes

1. Thai: มหาจักรีสิรินธร, Thai pronunciation: [mā.hǎː t͡ɕàk.krīː sì.rīn.tʰɔ̄ːn]; RTGS: Maha Chakkri Sirinthon

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External links

• Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Personal Affairs Division
• "Biography of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn", at Kanchanapisek Network
• Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and Thai Heritage Conservation
• The Forest Herbarium
• Scholarship Website Information

v t e Thai princesses
The generations are numbered from the establishment of the Chakri dynasty from 1782
Rama I	Daughters Chanthaburi Nieces Sri Suriyendra
Rama II	Great-great-granddaughters Vibhavadi Rangsit
Rama III	Granddaughters Somanass Waddhanawathy Debsirindra Phannarai Ubolratana Narinaga Saovabhark Nariratana Saisavali Bhiromya
Rama IV	Daughters Chandrmondol Kannika Kaeo Sunanda Kumariratana Savang Vadhana Saovabha Phongsri Sukhumala Marasri Naphaphon Prapha Phakphimonphan Banchob Benchama Daksinajar Manyaphathon Somawati Sinak Sawat Kanokwan Lekha Khae Khai Duang Phuang Soi Sa-ang Orathai Thepkanya Kanchanakon Arunwadi Wani Rattanakanya Montha Noppharat Nari Rattana Charoenkamon Suksawat Granddaughters Dibyasambandh Abha Barni Chavi Vilaya Gagananga Dhasani Nonglaksana Svastivatana Bimbhaktra Bhani Svastivatana Nonglaksana Dhasani Svastivatana Rambai Barni Barabimalabanna Voravan Vallabha Devi Lakshamilavan Prabhavasit Narimol Great-granddaughters Uthaikanya Bhanubandhu
Rama V	Daughters Bahurada Manimaya Kannabhorn Bejaratana Vichitra Chiraprabha Valaya Alongkorn Sirabhorn Sobhon Suddha Dibyaratana Yaovamalaya Narumala Chandra Saradavara Nabhachara Chamrassri Malini Nobhadara Nibha Nobhadol Vimolnaka Nabisi Srivilailaksana Suvabaktra Vilayabanna Bandhavanna Varobhas Adorndibyanibha Suchitra Bharani Oraongka Ankayuba Ajrabarni Rajkanya Orabindu Benyabhak Phongpraphai Yaovabha Bongsanid Praves Vorasamai Bismai Bimalasataya Sasibongse Prabai Prabha Bannabilaya Prabai Bannabilas Vapi Busbakara Komala Saovamala Lavad Voraong Abbhantripaja Dibyalangkarn Beatrice Bhadrayuvadi Charoensri Chanamayu Voralaksanavadi Chudharatana Rajakumari Hemvadi Oraprabandh Rambai Adisaya Suriyabha Granddaughters Galyani Vadhana Induratana Paribatra* Vimolchatra Great-granddaughters Marsi Paribatra Rangsinobhadol Yugala* Great-great-granddaughters Soamsawali
Rama VI	Daughter Bejaratana Rajasuda
Rama VII	No Children
Rama VIII	No Children
Rama IX	Daughters Ubolratana Rajakanya* Sirindhorn Debaratanasuda Chulabhorn Walailak Granddaughters Siribha Chudabhorn Aditayadorn Kitikhun
Rama X	Daughters Bajrakitiyabha Sirivannavari
* relinquished royal titles

v t e Ramon Magsaysay Award recipients
Government Service (1958–2008)  Cambodia Ek Sonn Chan  China Yuan Longping  India C.D. Deshmukh J. M. Lyngdoh  Indonesia Raden Kodijat Ali Sadikin  Japan Morihiko Hiramatsu Hiroshi Kuroki Yukiharu Miki  Laos Keo Viphakone  Malaysia Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim B. C. Shekhar  Pakistan Akhtar Hameed Khan Ibn Abdur Rehman  Philippines Jose Vasquez Aguilar Francisca Reyes-Aquino Hilario Davide Jr. Grace Padaca Jesse Robredo Jovito R. Salonga Miriam Defensor Santiago Haydee Yorac  Singapore Goh Keng Swee  Thailand Anand Panyarachun Chamlong Srimuang Jon Ungphakorn Phon Sangsingkeo Prawase Wasi Puey Ungpakorn  Taiwan Shih-chu Hsu Li Kwoh-ting Jiang Menglin
Public Service (1958–2008)  Burma Tee Tee Luce  Ceylon Mary H. Rutnam  China Gao Yaojie Jiang Yanyong Liang Congjie Wu Qing  India Baba Amte Banoo Jehangir Coyaji Manibhai Desai Jayaprakash Narayan V. Shanta  Indonesia H.B. Jassin Teten Masduki  Pakistan Ruth Pfau  Philippines Pedro Orata Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI)  South Korea Kim Sun-tae Park Won-soon  Spain based in  Philippines Joaquin Villalonga  Thailand Fua Hariphitak Mechai Viravaidya Nilawan Pintong Phra Parnchand Prateep Ungsongtham Hata Sirindhorn Sithiporn Kridakara Sophon Suphapong Therdchai Jivacate Thongbai Thongpao
Community Leadership (1958–2008)  Bangladesh Tahrunessa Abdullah Fazle Hasan Abed Muhammad Yunus Zafrullah Chowdhury Mohammed Yeasin Angela Gomes  Burma Cynthia Maung  India Mandakini Amte & Prakash Amte Mabelle Arole & Rajanikant Arole Pandurang Shastri Athavale Chandi Prasad Bhatt Ela Bhatt Vinoba Bhave Aruna Roy Shantha Sinha Rajendra Singh  Japan Fusaye Ichikawa  Laos Sombath Somphone  Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman    Nepal Mahabir Pun  Philippines Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation Antonio Meloto  Thailand Aree Valyasevi Krasae Chanawongse Prayong Ronnarong  Tibet 14th Dalai Lama
Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts (1958–2008)  Bangladesh Matiur Rahman Abdullah Abu Sayeed  Burma Edward Michael Law-Yone  Ceylon or  Sri Lanka Wannakuwatta Amaradeva Tarzie Vittachi  India Mahasweta Devi Palagummi Sainath Amitabha Chowdhury  Indonesia Atmakusuma Astraatmadja Mochtar Lubis  Japan Akira Kurosawa Yasuji Hanamori Michiko Ishimure Akio Ishii    Nepal Bharat Koirala  Philippines Zacarias Sarian F. Sionil José Lino Brocka Radio Veritas James Reuter Bienvenido Lumbera Nick Joaquin Raul Locsin Eugenia Duran Apostol Sheila Coronel  Thailand Prayoon Chanyavongs  Great Britain based in  Philippines Robert McCulloch Dick
Peace and International Understanding (1958–2008)  China Tang Xiyang  India Mother Teresa Jockin Arputham Laxminarayan Ramdas  Indonesia Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif  Japan Ikuo Hirayama Tetsu Nakamura Saburo Okita Seiei Toyama    Nepal Sanduk Ruit  Pakistan Ibn Abdur Rehman  Philippines Operation Brotherhood Summer Institute of Linguistics William Masterson Harold Ray Watson International Institute of Rural Reconstruction Press Foundation of Asia Asian Institute of Management Corazon Aquino  South Korea Pomnyun Sunim  Thailand Asian Institute of Technology The Royal Project  United States based in  Thailand Genevieve Caulfield
Emergent Leadership (2001–)  Burma Ka Hsaw Wa  China Chen Guangcheng  Cambodia Oung Chanthol  India Sanjiv Chaturvedi Arvind Kejriwal Nileema Mishra Sandeep Pandey  Indonesia Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto Dita Indah Sari  Philippines Benjamin Abadiano  South Korea Yoon Hye-ran  Sri Lanka Ananda Galappatti  Timor-Leste Aniceto Guterres Lopes  United States based in  Hong Kong Chung To
Uncategorized (2009–)  Bangladesh Syeda Rizwana Hasan A.H.M. Noman Khan  Cambodia Yang Saing Koma Koul Panha  China Fu Qiping Huo Daishan Ma Jun Pan Yue Yu Xiaogang  India Kulandei Francis Harish Hande Deep Joshi  Indonesia Hasanain Juaini Tri Mumpuni  Japan Tadatoshi Akiba  Philippines Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI) Christopher Bernido Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido Romulo Davide Antonio Oposa Jr.  Taiwan Chen Shu-chu  Thailand Krisana Kraisintu

v t e Current members of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri
The Sovereign	The King (1965)
Knights and Dames (Thai Royal Family)	The Queen Mother (1950) Princess Ubolratana (1961) The Princess Royal (1971) The Princess Srisavangavadhana (1974) The Princess Suddhanarinatha (1977) The Queen (2019) The Princess Rajasarinisiribajra (2019) Princess Sirivannavari (2019) Prince Dipangkorn (2019)
Knights and Dames (Foreign Heads of State and Royal Families)	Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (1960) The King of Norway (1960) Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (1960) The Emperor Emeritus of Japan (1963) The Empress Emerita of Japan (1963) Empress Farah of Iran (1968) King Juan Carlos I of Spain (2006) Queen Sofía of Spain (2006)

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