Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn Biography
Birth and Investiture
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn was born on July 28, 1952, in the Ambara Villa of the Royal Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. He is the second of four children, and is the only son of Their Majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. His Majesty the King conferred him with the title of "Somdech Phra Boroma Orasadhiraj Chao Fah Maha Vajiralongkorn Sayam Makutrajakuman" on December 28, 1972, making him the Crown Prince and heir to the throne.
Education
Military Service
Ranks in the Armed Services
Military Training
Combat Actions
| Education |
| 1956 - 1966 |
Primary Education at Nursery School, Udorn Hall of Dusit Palace and Chitralada School, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| Jan. - Sept.1966 |
King's Mead Preparatory School, Seaford, Sussex, England. |
| Sept. 1966 - July, 1970 |
Millfield School, Somerset, England. |
| Aug. 1970 - May, 1971 |
King's School, Paramatta, Sydney, Australia. |
| Jan. 1972 - Dec. 1976 |
Bachelor of Arts (Military Studies) University of New South Wales, Faculty of Military Studies. |
| Oct. 1977 - Sept. 1978 |
Royal Thai Army Command and General Staff College, 56th Class. |
| July, 1984 - Oct. 1987 |
Bachelor of Laws, Sukhothai Thammatirat University, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Jan. - Dec. 1990 |
Successfully attended the Royal College of Defence Studies, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
| Military Service |
| 9 December 1975 |
Staff Officer, Directorate of Army Intelligence |
| 6 October 1978 |
Executive Officer, King's Own Bodyguard Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, King's Own Bodyguard |
| 28 November 1980 |
Commander, King's Own Bodyguard Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, King's Own Bodyguard |
| 13 February 1984 |
Commanding Officer, King's Own Bodyguard Regiment |
| 30 July 1988 |
Commanding General, King's Own Bodyguard Command |
| 9 January 1992 |
Commanding General, Royalty Security Command, Office of the Supreme Commander |
| 4 May 1994 |
Instructor Pilot of the F-5 E/F |
| Ranks in the Armed Services |
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General of the Royal Thai Army |
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Admiral of the Royal Thai Navy |
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Air Chief Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force |
| Military Training |
Jan. - Oct. 1976
Royal Thai Army: |
- Army Scholarship for further military training and studies in Australia.
- Officer attached to the Special Air Service Regiment, Perth, Western Australia. |
| Courses and Training: |
- Special Forces Demolition and Unconventional Warfare Tactics courses
- Advance Navigation Training
- Advance Patrol and Navigation Course
- Basic Parachutist Course |
Dec. 1979 - Jan. 1980
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- Rotary Wing Course UH-1H Total Flying Time: 59.36 hours.
- Bell AH-1S COBRA Total Flying Time: 1 hour |
| Feb. - May,
1980 |
Military training at the United States Army Institute for Military Assistance, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA, in the following courses:
- Small arms and mortar training
- Special operations training
- Counter - insurgency operations
- Guerrilla warfare
- Survival training
- Parachutist course (land and sea jumps) |
| June - July, 1980 |
- Bell UH-1H and Bell UH-1N Total Flying Time: 249.56 hours |
| Sept. - Oct. 1980 |
Attended the Helicopter Gunship Flying Course (Bell UH-1H), Royal Thai Army Total Flying Time: 54.50 hours |
| Dec. 1980 - Feb. 1981 |
- Fixed - Wing Siai - Marchetti SF 260 MT Total Flying Time: 172.20 hours |
| March - July, 1981 |
- Cessna T-37 Total Flying Time: 240 hours |
| Oct. - Dec.
1981 |
- Military and
Police observation tours in Great Britain, Belgium, the
Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands, the Republic
of France and Australia |
| Oct. 1982 -
Sept. 1983 |
- Attended and
successfully completed the USAF International Military Conversion
Course F-5 (Special) Class 83 ATW, and USAF Advance Fighter
Course Class 83 AVW at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona,
USA. Total Flying Time: over 2,000 hours |
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- Training to
fly F-5 Total Flying Time in F-5 E/F: 1,039.5 hours |
| Combat Actions |
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His Royal Highness was intermittently engaged in actions for counter-insurgency purposes in the North and Northeast of Thailand as well as for protective purposes in the area around the Cambodian refugees' camps at Khoa Lant, Trat Province. |
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