Bajrakitiyabha

Bajrakitiyabha
Princess of Thailand
Princess Bajrakitiyabha in 2013
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 (1978-12-07) 7 December 1978
Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, Dusit Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
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

Princess Bajrakitiyabha in 2010

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
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

National honours

Foreign honour

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 "Commencement 2005: Cell phones, cameras, congratulations, challenges and a princess". Cornell University News Service. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  2. ↑ CURRICULUM VITAE Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand - website Thailand Institute of Justice
  3. ↑ "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 2016-10-23.
  4. ↑ "Hrh Princess Bajrakitiyabha Will Serve As Attorney Of The Office Of The Attorney-general". Thaivisa.com. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "History of Inspire". The Kamlangjai Project. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Winn, Patrick (8 September 2016). "Thailand is moving closer to decriminalizing meth". Public Radio International (PRI). Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Enhancing the lives of female inmates. Unodc.org (23 April 2009). Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "??" (PDF). Ratchkitcha.soc.go.th. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
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  11. ↑ "Photographic image" (JPG). Topicstock.pantip.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  12. ↑ "Photographic image" (JPG). Bkk1.in.th. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  13. ↑ "??" (PDF). Ratchkitcha.soc.go.th. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  14. ↑ "??" (PDF). Ratchkitcha.soc.go.th. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  15. ↑ "??" (PDF). Ratchkitcha.soc.go.th. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  16. ↑ "??" (PDF). Ratchkitcha.soc.go.th. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  17. ↑ Archived 18 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ↑ "Photographic image" (JPG). Mfa.go.th. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
Bajrakitiyabha
Born: 7 December 1978
Thai royalty
Preceded by
Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti		 Line of succession to the Thai throne
2nd position		 Succeeded by
Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Princess Soamsawali		 The Royal Child
8th position		 Succeeded by
Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana
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