Bajrakitiyabha

Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol
Princess Bajrakitiyabha in 2013
Ambassador of Thailand to Austria
In office 4 September 2012 – 1 October 2014
Prime Minister	Yingluck Shinawatra Prayut Chan-o-cha
Preceded by	Somsak Suriyawong
Succeeded by	Attayut Srisamut
Personal details
Born	7 December 1978 Dusit Palace, Bangkok
Alma mater	Sukhothai University (B.A., 2002) Thammasat University (LL.B, 2000) Cornell University (LL.M, 2002) (S.J.D., 2005)
Profession	Diplomat
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Bajrakitiyabha
Princess of Thailand
Born	7 December 1978 Dusit Palace, Bangkok
House	Mahidol (Chakri Dynasty)
Father	King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X)
Mother	Princess Soamsawali

Princess Bajrakitiyabha (Thai: พัชรกิติยาภา; Thai pronunciation: [pʰát.ɕʰā(ʔ).rá(ʔ).kì.tì.jāː.pʰāː]; rtgs: Phatchara Kitiyapha; affectionally known as Princess Pa or Patty,^[1]) was born on 7 December 1978. She is the first grandchild of King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit of Thailand, and the only child of King Maha Vajralongkorn with Princess Soamsavali.

Education

Thai Royal Family
HM The King HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana HRH Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti HM The Queen Dowager HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn HRH Princess Chulabhorn Walailak HRH Princess Siribhachudabhorn HRH Princess Aditayadornkitikhun Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Khun Ploypailin Jensen Khun Sirikitiya Jensen HRH Princess Soamsawali Thanphuying Dhasanawalaya Sornsongkram

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 a honorary LL.D. degree from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.^[3]

Career

On completion of her doctorate Princess Bajrakitiyabha worked for a time at the Thai Permanent mission to the United Nations, in New York City, before returning to Thailand. In September 2006 she was appointed Attorney of the Office of the Attorney General in Bangkok, and currently appointed to Office of the Attorney General of Udon Thani Province.^[4] She runs the "Kamlangjai" or "Inspire" project to reach 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 the project called "ELFI", "Enhancing lives of Female Inmates", 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] Another project that the princess is engaged in is "Friend in need of 'PA'" or "Princess Pa Foundation". Her mother, Princess Soamsavali and the princess founded the foundation in 1995 when Bangkok was flooded. The foundation aims to help poor people in rural areas and people affected by natural disasters. From 2012 to 2014, she was the Thai Ambassador to Austria, until she took a post at the Office of the Attorney General.

Royal cypher of Princess Bajrakitiyabha

Styles of Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand
Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Honours

National honours

•  Thailand: Knight Grand Cordon with Chain of the Order of Chula Chom Klao, Special Class^{[8][9][10][11][12]}
•  Thailand: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Elephant^[13]
•  Thailand: Knight Grand Cordon Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Thailand^[14]
•  Thailand: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn^[15]
•  Thailand: King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)^[16]

Foreign honour

•  Austria: Grand Cross of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Gold^[17][18]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Bajrakitiyabha

16. Chulalongkorn               8. Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkla                       17. Savang Vadhana               4. Bhumibol Adulyadej                             18. Chu Chukramol               9. Sangwan Talapat                       19. Kham Chukramol               2. Vajiralongkorn                                   20. (=24) Kitiyakara Voralaksana, Prince of Chanthaburi I               10. (=12) Nakkhatra Mangala, Prince of Chanthaburi II                       21. (=25) Princess Apsarasaman Devakula               5. Sirikit Kitiyakara                             22. (=26) Sadan Snidvongs               11. (=13) Bua Snidvongs                       23. (=27) Bang Bunyathon               1. Princess Bajrakitiyabha                                         24. (=20) Kitiyakara Voralaksana, Prince of Chanthaburi I               12. (=10) Nakkhatra Mangala, Prince of Chanthaburi II                       25. (=21) Princess Apsarasaman Devakula               6. Adulakit Kitiyakara                             26. (=22) Sadan Snidvongs               13. (=11) Bua Snidvongs                       27. (=23) Bang Bunyathon               3. Soamsawali Kitiyakara                                   28. Yugala Dighambara, Prince of Lopburi               14. Prince Bhanubandhu Yugala                       29. Princess Chalermkhetra Mangala               7. Princess Bandhu Savali Yugala                             30. Suvabandhu Snidvongs               15. Soiraya Snidvongs                       31. Yisun Mangkarabandhu

References

1. "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 – Thailand Forum. Thaivisa.com (21 August 2006). Retrieved on 19 September 2011.
5. "History of Inspire". The Kamlangjai Project. 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.
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17. Archived 18 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
18. "Photographic image" (JPG). Mfa.go.th. Retrieved 2016-10-23.

External links

• The Friend in need of "PA"'s website
• Kamlangjai Project website
• The Children's Foundation, Phramongkutklao Hospital's website
• "ELFI" project
• Na Bha Foundation under HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha's website
• Website, Office of the Attorney General, Thailand