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بوميبول أدولياديج
Private life
Bhumibol is a painter, musician, photographer, author and translator. His book
Phra Mahachanok
is based on a traditional
Jataka
story of
Buddhist
scripture.
The Story of Thong Daeng
is the story of his dog
Thong Daeng
.
[108]
In his youth, Bhumibol was greatly interested in firearms. He kept a carbine, a Sten gun, and two automatic pistols in his bedroom, and he and his elder brother, King
Ananda Mahidol
, often used the gardens of the palace for target practice.
[109]
There are two English language books that provide extensive detail - albeit not always verifiable - about Bhumibol's life, especially his early years and then throughout his entire reign. One is
The Revolutionary King
by William Stevenson,
ISBN 978-1-84119-451-6
; the other is
The King Never Smiles
by Paul M. Handley. A third and earlier work,
The Devil's Discus
, is also available in Thai and English. All three books are banned in Thailand.
Bhumibol's creativity in, among other things, music, art, and invention, was the focus of a 2 minute long documentary created by the government of Abhibisit Vejjajiva that was screened at all branches of the Major Cineplex Group and SF Cinema City, the two largest cinema chains in Thailand.
[110]
Health
Bhumibol suffers from
lumbar spinal stenosis
, a narrowing of the canal that contains the spinal cord and nerve roots, which results in back and leg pain and numbness in the legs. He received a microsurgical decompression in July 2006.
[111]
[112]
Bhumibol was taken to Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital on 13 October 2007, complaining he felt weak down his right side; doctors later found out through scans that he had a blood shortage to his brain.
[113]
He was discharged on 7 November 2007.
[114]
On 19 September 2009, he was once again admitted to Siriraj Hospital, apparently with the flu and pneumonia. US diplomatic cables from 2009, published by
Wikileaks
in 2011, reported that the king is suffering from
Parkinson's disease
and
depression
.
[115]
His youngest daughter
HRH Princess Chulabhorn Walailak
confirmed in an April 2011 television interview that the king remains in the hospital.
[116]
On 17 November 2011, Bhumibol was diagnosed with
diverticulitis
while being confined in Siriraj Hospital. He is also forced to remain in
fast
until the disease is cured, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced.
[117]
He received further treatment for the condition in January 2012.
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Music
Bhumibol is an accomplished jazz
musician
and composer, particularly for his works on the alto saxophone. He was the first Asian composer awarded honorary membership of the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Vienna at the age of 32.
[118]
He used to play jazz music on air on the Or Sor radio station. In his travels, he has played with such jazz legends as
Benny Goodman
,
Jack Teagarden
,
Lionel Hampton
,
Maynard Ferguson
, and
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
. His songs can often be heard at social gatherings and concerts. In 2003, the
University of North Texas College of Music
awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in Music. The king's abilities as a jazz musician were mentioned by Aunt Jenny (
Imogene Coca
) in an episode of
The Brady Bunch
titled "Jan's Aunt Jenny", which originally aired on January 21, 1972.
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Sailing
Bhumibol is an accomplished sailor and sailboat designer.
[119]
He won a gold medal for sailing in the Fourth
Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games
in 1967, together with HRH Princess
Ubol Ratana
whom he tied for points.
[120]
This accomplishment is all the more remarkable given Bhumibol's lack of binocular
depth perception
. Bhumibol has also sailed the
Gulf of Thailand
from
Hua Hin
to Toey Harbour in
Sattahip
, covering 60 nautical miles (110 km) in a 14-hour journey on the "Vega 1," an OK Class dinghy he built.
[109]
Like his father, a former military naval engineer, Bhumibol was an avid boat designer and builder. He produced several small sail-boat designs in the International
Enterprise
, OK, and
Moth
Classes. His designs in the Moth class include the “Mod,” “Super Mod,” and “Micro Mod.”
[121]
Patents
Bhumibol is the only Thai monarch to hold a patent.
[122]
[123]
He obtained one in 1993 for a waste water aerator named "
Chai Pattana
", and several patents on rainmaking since 1955: the "sandwich" rainmaking patent in 1999 and lately the "supersandwich" patent in 2003.
[124]
[125]
[126]
Wealth
Estimates of the
post-devaluation
(circa 1997–1998) wealth of the royal household range from 10 billion to 20 billion USD.
[127]
In August 2008,
Forbes
came out with its 2008 version of
The World's Richest Royals
. King Bhumibol took first place on the list with an estimated wealth of $35 billion.
[128]
A few days later the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand issued a statement that the Forbes report erred in attributing wealth owned by the
Crown Property Bureau
(CPB) solely to Bhumibol.
[129]
In the 2009 version of its list, Forbes acknowledged the government's objections, but justified the continued inclusion of the CPB's assets on the ground that Bhumibol was its trustee.
[12]
The 2009 estimate was down to $30 billion due to declines in real estate and stocks.
[12]
The wealth and properties of Bhumibol and the royal family are managed by the Crown Property Bureau and the Privy Purse. The CPB was established by law but is managed independently of the Thai Government and reports only to Bhumibol.
[109]
[130]
Through the CPB, Bhumibol and the royal family own land and equity in many companies and massive amounts of land, including 3,493
acres
in Bangkok.
[131]
The CPB is the majority shareholder of
Siam Cement
(the largest Thai industrial conglomerate),
Christiani & Nielsen
(one of the largest Thai construction firms),
Deves Insurance
(which holds a monopoly on government property insurance and contract insurance),
Siam Commercial Bank
(one of the largest Thai banks), and
Shin Corporation
(a major Thai telecommunications firm, through the CPB's holdings in Siam Commercial Bank). The CPB also rents or leases about 36,000 properties to third parties, including the sites of the
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok
, the
Suan Lum Night Bazaar
,
Siam Paragon
and the
Central World Tower
. The CPB spearheaded a plan to turn Bangkok’s historical
Rajadamnoen
Avenue into a shopping street known as the “
Champs-Élysées
of Asia” and in 2007, shocked longtime residents of traditional marketplace districts by serving them with eviction notices.
[132]
Bhumibol's substantial income from the CPB, estimated to be at least five billion
baht
in 2004 alone, is exempt from taxes.
[132]
[133]
The CPB receives many state privileges. Although the Ministry of Finance technically runs the CPB, decisions are made solely by Bhumibol. The CPB's annual report is for the eye of Bhumibol alone; the annual report is not released to the public.
[132]
In addition, Bhumibol has numerous personal investments independent of the CPB. He is personally the majority shareholder of the Thai Insurance Company and Sammakorn, as well as many other companies.
[134]
The CPB has a fleet of three aircraft for the use of the royal family, including a
Boeing 737-800
and an
Airbus A319
. The newer Airbus had been purchased by the Thaksin Shinawatra government for government use, but after the 2006 coup, the junta offered it to the king. The other planes are used by members of the royal family.
[135]
Among other vehicles, Bhumibol owns two custom-built stretch limousines from
LCW Automotive Corp
.
[136]
The
Golden Jubilee Diamond
, the largest faceted diamond in the world, was given to him by businessman Henry Ho.
Biographies
American journalist Paul Handley, who spent thirteen years in Thailand, wrote the biography
The King Never Smiles
. The
Information and Communications Ministry
banned the book and blocked the book's page on the Yale University Press website in January 2006. In a statement dated 19 January 2006, Thai National Police Chief General
Kowit Wattana
said the book has "contents which could affect national security and the good morality of the people."
[189]
The book provides a detailed discussion of Bhumibol's role in Thai political history and also analyzes the factors behind Bhumibol's popularity.
William Stevenson
, who had access to the Royal Court and the Royal Family, wrote the biography
The Revolutionary King
in 2001.
[190]
An article in
Time
says the idea for the book was suggested by Bhumibol.
[1]
Critics noted that the book displays intimate knowledge about personal aspects of Bhumibol. However, the book has been unofficially banned in Thailand and the Bureau of the Royal Household warned the Thai media about even referring to it in print. An official ban was not possible as it was written with Bhumibol's blessing. The book has been criticised for factual inaccuracies, disrespecting Bhumibol (it refers to him by his personal nickname "Lek"), and proposing a controversial theory explaining the death of King Ananda. Stevenson said, "The king said from the beginning the book would be dangerous for him and for me."
[1]
Succession to the throne
Bhumibol's only son, Prince
Vajiralongkorn
, was given the title "Somdej Phra Boroma Orasadhiraj Chao Fah Maha Vajiralongkorn Sayam Makutrajakuman" (Crown Prince of Siam) on 28 December 1972 and made heir apparent (
องค์รัชทายาท)
to the throne in accordance with the
Palace Law on Succession of 1924
.
[191]
On 5 December 1977, Princess Sirindhorn was given the title, "Siam Boromrajakumari" (Princess Royal of Siam). Her title is often translated by the English-language press as "Crown Princess", although her official English-language title is simply "Princess".
[192]
Although the
constitution
was later amended to allow the
Privy Council
to appoint a princess as successor to the throne, this would only occur in the absence of an heir apparent. This amendment is retained in Section 23 of the
1997 "People's Constitution."
This effectively allowed Princess
Sirindhorn
to potentially be second in line to the throne, but did not affect Prince
Vajiralongkorn
's status as heir apparent.
Recent constitutions of Thailand have made the amendment of the
Palace Law of Succession
the sole prerogative of the reigning king. According to Gothom Arya, former election commissioner, this allows the reigning king, if he so chooses, to appoint his son or any of his daughters to the thr
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