The world’s longest reigning monarch

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Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current  King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX (and within the Thai royal family).

Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world’s longest-serving current head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.

Bhumibol is credited with a social-economic theory of self-sufficiency. His personal wealth is tremendous: Forbes estimated Bhumibol’s personal fortune, including property managed by the Crown Property Bureau which is considered the national property, to be US$30 billion in 2010, and he has been consistently placed at number one of the magazine’s list of “The World’s Richest Royals

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