Bhisadej Rajani
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Bhisadej Rajani (Thai: หม่อมเจ้าภีศเดช รัชนี) (born 20 January 1920), is the Prince of Thailand, a member of Thai Royal Family, and member of the House of Rajani (th: ราชสกุลรัชนี), the Royal house descended from Chakri Dynasty, which is originated by his father. He is one of the longest-living royal personages in the Thai history. He is a close-friend of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
. He is an author and works as the President of the Royal Project for the King. He is a descandant to Pinklao, Vice-King of Siam
.
. He is the younger brother of Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit, the Queen Sirikit
's lady-in-waiting and famous royalty author, who was killed in the helicopter by the insurgents, while visiting soldiers.
He graduated from Debsirin School and continue university level in Dulwich College
in England
where he played rugby, tennis and squash. Keep running many races in a day, young Prince Bhisadej finally won the Victor Ludorum gold medal (a Latin word for a winner of the games) at the annual Thai students in the U.K. meeting. During World War II
, he joined the British Army
in 1943 as the soldier and British spy; he was trained to walk up the hills with a rifle and heavy back pack. He trekked along the Himalayan Mountains for two weeks with an army from Darjeeling Hill Station in India
to a trade route of Nathula Pass in Tibet
. After the tough army training, he engaged the underground resistance movement activities against Japanese called Free Thai during the War. After the war, he came back to Thailand
and worked as the officer in Border Patrol Police in their schools along the northern Thai border for a few years.
since the King was held the title Prince when his elder brother's reign, King Ananda Mahidol
. In the 1969 narcotics crisis, during which hill tribes villagers in the northern territory growing opuim
, King Bhumibol Adulyadej established the Royal Project centred at Fang District
under his command, to encourage the hill tribes to renounce opium-growing. As President, he gave advice to them about substitution of cash crops such as strawberry, peach, plum, including vegetable and fruits in winter. Moreover, he has also served as president of the Thai-United Nations Hill-Tribe Economic Development Project, and of the Highland Agricultural Research Committee.
The sports and army experiences benefit him when he joined The Royal Project as President in 1969, and his early years involved development works in remote hill tribe villages. On another occasion, the Prince also appreciated the Hmong hospitality at Ban Mae Tho in Chiang Mai
where he started trekking from Hod District
to visit the Hmong village with a red kidney beans cultivation project.
, Prince Bhisadej lives in a very simple lifestyle. His hobbies now are reading, listening to music and photography. He has been fond of photography since he was 14 years old. He enjoys taking pictures of flowers grown at The Royal Development Centres, particularly English roses at The Royal Agricultural Station Ang Khang, which are in full bloom in April. He loves to read novels and books about history and traveling to country side and villages telling about farmers' lives, especially in France and Spain.
Prince Bhisadej's favourite sports in Chiang Mai used to be windsurfing and horse riding, but it has been years since he has practiced any. He fell from a horse back three times and he broke three ribs during one of those falls. Nowadays, his exercises mostly relate to walking while inspecting his numerous agricultural centres on the highlands.
As a writer, he contributed to a women's magazine in Thailand. His most recent book in Thai entitled Cheewit Chun Chun published in 2002 under the pseudonym P. of Pramualmak (th: ภ. ณ. ประมวญมารค); the letter P stands for his name when pronounce in the RTGS
styles, Phisadet. His book is autobiographical and also deals with Thai history some 100 years ago.
Prince Bhisadej is greatly respected among Thais for his dedication and long contributions for King Bhumibol Adulyadej to achieve The Royal Project development strategies thus making him becomes an icon of The Royal Project Foundation. The Prince has frequently been invited to graciously preside over academic or international meetings and grand social events.
The couple has 2 daughters and 1 son;
The Prince and his family reside officially at Pramual Palace, at Pramual road, Silom, Bangkok
but usually reside in his private residence in the area of The Royal Project Development and Agricultural Centre, Doi Ang Khang, Fang District
, Chiang Mai Province
.
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
. He is an author and works as the President of the Royal Project for the King. He is a descandant to Pinklao, Vice-King of Siam
Pinklao
Phrabat Somdet Phra Pinklao Chaoyuhua was the younger brother of King Mongkut and the Second King of Siam, who crowned him as a monarch with equal honor to himself.-Early life:...
.
Biography
Prince Bhisadej Rajani was born on 20 January 1920. He is the youngest son of Prince Rajani Chamcharas, the Prince Bidyalongkorn (son of Prince Yodyingyos, the Prince Bovorn Vichaichan) and Mom Chao Barabimalabanna Vorawan (daughter of Prince Vorawannakara, the Prince Naradhip Prabandhabongs). He is the great-grandson of the Vice-King PinklaoPinklao
Phrabat Somdet Phra Pinklao Chaoyuhua was the younger brother of King Mongkut and the Second King of Siam, who crowned him as a monarch with equal honor to himself.-Early life:...
. He is the younger brother of Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit, the Queen Sirikit
Sirikit
Somdet Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat , is the queen consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand. She is the second Queen Regent of Thailand...
's lady-in-waiting and famous royalty author, who was killed in the helicopter by the insurgents, while visiting soldiers.
He graduated from Debsirin School and continue university level in Dulwich College
Dulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
where he played rugby, tennis and squash. Keep running many races in a day, young Prince Bhisadej finally won the Victor Ludorum gold medal (a Latin word for a winner of the games) at the annual Thai students in the U.K. meeting. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he joined the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
in 1943 as the soldier and British spy; he was trained to walk up the hills with a rifle and heavy back pack. He trekked along the Himalayan Mountains for two weeks with an army from Darjeeling Hill Station in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to a trade route of Nathula Pass in Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
. After the tough army training, he engaged the underground resistance movement activities against Japanese called Free Thai during the War. After the war, he came back to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and worked as the officer in Border Patrol Police in their schools along the northern Thai border for a few years.
Royal Duties
Prince Bhisadej is a close friend of King Bhumibol AdulyadejBhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
since the King was held the title Prince when his elder brother's reign, King Ananda Mahidol
Ananda Mahidol
Ananda Mahidol was the eighth monarch of Thailand under the House of Chakri. At the time he was recognized as king by the National Assembly, in March 1935, he was a nine-year-old boy living in Switzerland. He returned to Thailand in December 1945. Six months later, in June 1946, he was found shot...
. In the 1969 narcotics crisis, during which hill tribes villagers in the northern territory growing opuim
Opium
Opium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy . Opium contains up to 12% morphine, an alkaloid, which is frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The latex also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids such as papaverine, thebaine and noscapine...
, King Bhumibol Adulyadej established the Royal Project centred at Fang District
Amphoe Fang
Fang is a district in the northern part of Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.-History:According to the Yonok chronicle, Mueang Fang was built in 641 by King Lawa Changkarat. Later King Mengrai the Great reigned Fang before building Wiang Kumkam and Chiang Mai of Lanna Kingdom for one year...
under his command, to encourage the hill tribes to renounce opium-growing. As President, he gave advice to them about substitution of cash crops such as strawberry, peach, plum, including vegetable and fruits in winter. Moreover, he has also served as president of the Thai-United Nations Hill-Tribe Economic Development Project, and of the Highland Agricultural Research Committee.
The sports and army experiences benefit him when he joined The Royal Project as President in 1969, and his early years involved development works in remote hill tribe villages. On another occasion, the Prince also appreciated the Hmong hospitality at Ban Mae Tho in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province , a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna and was the tributary Kingdom of Chiang Mai from 1774 until 1939. It is...
where he started trekking from Hod District
Amphoe Hot
Hot is a district in the southern part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Chaem, Chom Thong of Chiang Mai Province, Ban Hong, Li of Lamphun Province, Doi Tao, Omkoi of Chiang Mai Province again, Sop Moei and Mae Sariang of Mae Hong Son...
to visit the Hmong village with a red kidney beans cultivation project.
Lifestyles
While working in Chiang MaiChiang Mai
Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province , a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna and was the tributary Kingdom of Chiang Mai from 1774 until 1939. It is...
, Prince Bhisadej lives in a very simple lifestyle. His hobbies now are reading, listening to music and photography. He has been fond of photography since he was 14 years old. He enjoys taking pictures of flowers grown at The Royal Development Centres, particularly English roses at The Royal Agricultural Station Ang Khang, which are in full bloom in April. He loves to read novels and books about history and traveling to country side and villages telling about farmers' lives, especially in France and Spain.
Prince Bhisadej's favourite sports in Chiang Mai used to be windsurfing and horse riding, but it has been years since he has practiced any. He fell from a horse back three times and he broke three ribs during one of those falls. Nowadays, his exercises mostly relate to walking while inspecting his numerous agricultural centres on the highlands.
As a writer, he contributed to a women's magazine in Thailand. His most recent book in Thai entitled Cheewit Chun Chun published in 2002 under the pseudonym P. of Pramualmak (th: ภ. ณ. ประมวญมารค); the letter P stands for his name when pronounce in the RTGS
Royal Thai General System of Transcription
The Royal Thai General System of Transcription is the official system for rendering Thai language words in the Latin alphabet, published by the Royal Institute of Thailand...
styles, Phisadet. His book is autobiographical and also deals with Thai history some 100 years ago.
Prince Bhisadej is greatly respected among Thais for his dedication and long contributions for King Bhumibol Adulyadej to achieve The Royal Project development strategies thus making him becomes an icon of The Royal Project Foundation. The Prince has frequently been invited to graciously preside over academic or international meetings and grand social events.
Marriage
Prince Bhisadej married his first cousin, Mom Rajawongse Dajriraj Vorawan, daughter of Mom Chao Nitayakara Vorawan and Mom Kaew Vorawan na Ayudhya. She is the granddaughter of Prince Vorawannakara, the Prince Naraship Prabandhabongs, and also is the direct niece of Mom Chao Barabimalabanna Vorawan, who is Prince Bhisadej's mother.The couple has 2 daughters and 1 son;
- Mom Rajawongse Dajrabimala Rajani
- Mom Rajawongse Bhavari Rajani
- Mom Rajawongse Dhiradej Rajani
The Prince and his family reside officially at Pramual Palace, at Pramual road, Silom, Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
but usually reside in his private residence in the area of The Royal Project Development and Agricultural Centre, Doi Ang Khang, Fang District
Amphoe Fang
Fang is a district in the northern part of Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.-History:According to the Yonok chronicle, Mueang Fang was built in 641 by King Lawa Changkarat. Later King Mengrai the Great reigned Fang before building Wiang Kumkam and Chiang Mai of Lanna Kingdom for one year...
, Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai is the second-largest province of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Tak, and Mae Hong Son. In the north it borders Shan State of Burma...
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Title
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| Reference style Style (manner of address) A style of office, or honorific, is a legal, official, or recognized title. A style, by tradition or law, precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or political office, and is sometimes used to refer to the office itself. An honorific can also be awarded to an individual in a personal... |
His Serene Highness Serene Highness His/Her Serene Highness is a style used today by the reigning families of Liechtenstein and Monaco. It also preceded the princely titles of members of some German ruling and mediatised dynasties as well as some non-ruling but princely German noble families until 1918... |
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| Spoken style | Your Serene Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
- His Serene Highness Prince (Mom Chao) Bhisadej Rajani : 20 August 1920–present
Royal Decoration
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Knight Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao (First class)Order of Chula Chom KlaoThe Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao was established in 16 November 1873 by King Rama V of The Kingdom of Siam to commemorate the 90th Jubilee of the Chakri Dynasty, and bears his Name...
: 5 May 1988–present
Ancestry
| Prince Bhisadej Rajani | Father: Prince Rajani Chamcharas, the Prince Bidyalongkorn |
Paternal Grandfather: Prince Yodyingyos, the Prince Bowornwichaicharn |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Pinklao, Vice-King of Siam Pinklao Phrabat Somdet Phra Pinklao Chaoyuhua was the younger brother of King Mongkut and the Second King of Siam, who crowned him as a monarch with equal honor to himself.-Early life:... |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Chao Chom Manda Em |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Chao Chom Manda Liamlek |
Paternal Great-grandfather: unknown |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: unknown |
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| Mother: Mom Chao Barabimalabanna Vorawan |
Maternal Grandfather: Prince Vorawannakara, the Prince Naradhip Prabandhabongs |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Mongkut, King Rama IV of Siam Mongkut Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama IV, known in foreign countries as King Mongkut , was the fourth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1851-1868... |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Chao Chom Manda Khien |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Mom Phun Vorawan na Ayudhya |
Maternal Great-grandfother: unknown |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: unknown |