See also: Thai Honours Order of Precedence
| The Honourable Order of Rama āđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļīāļŠāļĢāļīāļĒāļēāļ āļĢāļāđāļāļąāļāļĄāļĩāļĻāļąāļāļāļīāđ āļĢāļēāļĄāļēāļāļīāļāļāļĩ | |
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 Knight Grand Commander (First Class) of the: Order of Rama | |
Awarded by,  theââKing of Thailand | |
| Type | Military Decoration |
| Established | 22 July 1918 |
| Eligibility | Military personnel and Foreign Heads of State who are Military personnel |
| Awarded for | Military personnel who displays conspicuous bravery. Or some daring. Or pre-eminent act of valour/self-sacrifice, or extreme devotionââto duty in the presence of the enemy or in times of peace |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Founder | King Vajiravudh |
| Sovereign | King Vajiralongkorn |
| Grades | 4 Classes and 2 Medals |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 22 July 1918 |
| Last induction | 30 May 1998 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit (Former orders) |
| Next (lower) | Order of the White Elephant |
 Ribbon bar of the "Senangapati" Knight Grand Commander of the Honourable Order of Rama | |
The Honourable Order of Rama (Thai: āđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļīāļŠāļĢāļīāļĒāļēāļ āļĢāļāđāļāļąāļāļĄāļĩāļĻāļąāļāļāļīāđāļĢāļēāļĄāļēāļāļīāļāļāļĩ; RTGS: Khrueang Ratcha-itsariyaphon An Mi Sak Ramathibodi) was established on 22 July 1918 (B.E. 2461) by King Rama VI of the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand),ââto be, "bestowed onto those who have rendered special military services either in peace or in wartime."
Historyâŧ
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Classesâŧ
The order consists of six classes:
| Ribbon | Class | Name | Postnominals | Order of precedence | Insignia |
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Knight Grand Commander (First Class) | āđāļŠāļāļēāļāļāļ°āļāļāļĩ "Senangapati" (RTGS: Senangkhabodi) |
SR | 7 | Insignia consists of a pendant, "on a black sash with red trim," worn over the "right shoulder to the left hip." Also a star, worn on the left chest. |
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Knight Commander (Second Class) | āļĄāļŦāļēāđāļĒāļāļīāļ "Maha Yodhin" (RTGS: Maha Yothin) |
MR | 14 | Insignia consists of a pendant, worn on a silk band on the collar. Also a star, worn on the right chest. |
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Commander (Third Class) | āđāļĒāļāļīāļ "Yodhin" (RTGS: Yothin) |
YR | 19 |  Insignia consists of a pendant, worn on a silk band on the collar. |
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Companion (Fourth Class) | āļāļąāļĻāļ§āļīāļ "Asvin" (RTGS: Atsawin) |
AR | 22 |  Insignia consists of a pendant, worn on a silk band on the left chest. |
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(Fifth Class) | āđāļŦāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāļēāļĄāļĄāļēāļĨāļēāđāļāđāļĄāļāļĨāđāļēāļāļĨāļēāļāļŠāļĄāļĢ Member of "The Rama Medal for Gallantry in Action" (RTGS: Rian Ram Mala Khem Kla Klang Samon) |
RMK | The Highest of Medal for Acts of Bravery |  Insignia consists of a silver medal with bar. |
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(Sixth Class) | āđāļŦāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāļēāļĄāļĄāļēāļĨāļē Member of "The Rama Medal" (RTGS: Rian Ram Mala) |
RM | 2nd of the Highest of Medal for Acts of Bravery |  Insignia consists of a silver medal. |
Selected recipientsâŧ
Knight Grand Commanderâŧ
- Ferdinand Foch
- Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
- Philippe PÃĐtain
- Joseph Joffre
- AmÃĐrico TomÃĄs
- Francisco Franco
- Ayub Khan
- Sarit Thanarat
- Thanom Kittikachorn
- Praphas Charusathien
- Prem Tinsulanonda
Knight Commanderâŧ
Commanderâŧ
- Amornthat Kridakorn
- Narongdet Nantaphodet
Companionâŧ
The Rama Medal for Gallantry in Actionâŧ
The Rama Medaâŧ
Referencesâŧ
- ^ āļĢāļēāļāļāļīāļāļāļēāļāļļāđāļāļāļĐāļē, āļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĻāļŠāļģāļāļąāļāļāļēāļĒāļāļĢāļąāļāļĄāļāļāļĢāļĩ āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļ āļĨāļģāļāļąāļāđāļāļĩāļĒāļĢāļāļīāđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļīāļŠāļĢāļīāļĒāļēāļ āļĢāļāđāđāļāļĒ, āđāļĨāđāļĄ āđāđāđ, āļāļāļ āđāđāļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļīāđāļĻāļĐ, āđāđ āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļāļĄ āļ.āļĻ. āđāđāđāđ, āļŦāļāđāļē āđ
External linksâŧ
- The Honourable Order of Rama, Secretariat to the Cabinet of Thailand
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