Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun is the King of Thailand, since 2016. He is the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20, he was made crown prince by his father. After his father's death on 13 October 2016, he was expected to succeed to the throne of Thailand but asked for time to mourn before taking the throne. He accepted the throne on the night of 1 December 2016 and is expected to be crowned formally in December 2017, following the cremation of his father on 26 October 2017. His father Bhumibol's coronation took place four years after his accession. The government retroactively declared his reign to have begun on 13 October 2016, upon his father's death. As the tenth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty, he is also styled as Rama X. Aged 64 at that time, Vajiralongkorn became the oldest Thai monarch to ascend to the throne.

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Predecessor

Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)

Heir presumptive

Dipangkorn Rasmijoti

Regent

Prem Tinsulanonda, (13 October - 1 December 2016)

Prime Minister

Prayut Chan-o-cha

Predecessor

Maha Vajiravudh (later Rama VI)

Born

Jul 28, 1952, Bangkok, Thailand

Issue

Princess Bajrakitiyabha, Juthavachara Vivacharawongse, Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, Chakriwat Vivacharawongse, Vatchrawee Vivacharawongse, Princess Sirivannavari, Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti

House

Mahidol (Chakri Dynasty)

Father

Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)

Mother

Sirikit Kitiyakara

Religion

Buddhism