# Order of the Rajamitrabhorn

The Most Auspicious Order of the Rajamitrabhorn (Thai: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นมงคลยิ่งราชมิตราภรณ์; RTGS: Khrueang Ratcha-itsariyaphon An Pen Mongkhon Ying Ratchamittraphon) is the highest royal order of Thailand. It was founded on 11 June 1962 by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) to be bestowed upon foreign heads of state. Members of the order are entitled to use the postnominals ร.ม.ภ.

## Insignia

The decoration consists of a single class (Knight). The insignia for this class is:
* Collar with a diamond pendant, with the Chakra crossed over the Trident, at the centre.
* Small pendant, attached onto the yellow sash, with white and blue trims, to wear over the right shoulder to the left hip.
* Star with the figure of Narayana on the Garuda, to wear on the left breast.
* The Sovereign Grand Master of the Order is a Knight, but his star is larger and decorated with diamonds.

## Recipients

| Name | Nationality | Known for | Date of appointment |
| Putra of Perlis | Malaya | Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia | 20 June 1962 |
| Heinrich Lübke | West Germany | President of West Germany | 21 November 1962 |
| Ne Win | Burma | Chairman of the Union Revolutionary Council | 14 December 1962 |
| Paul of Greece | Greece | King of Greece | 14 February 1963 |
| Savang Vatthana | Laos | King of Laos | 22 March 1963 |
| Emperor Shōwa | Japan | Emperor of Japan | 27 May 1963 |
| Chiang Kai-shek | Republic of China | President of the Republic of China | 5 June 1963 |
| Diosdado Macapagal | Philippines | President of the Philippines | 9 July 1963 |
| Juliana of the Netherlands | Netherlands | Queen of Netherlands | 15 October 1963 |
| Baudouin of Belgium | Belgium | King of the Belgians | 3 February 1964 |
| Adolf Schärf | Austria | President of Austria | 29 September 1964 |
| Olav V of Norway | Norway | King of Norway | 15 January 1965 |
| Park Chung-hee | South Korea | President of South Korea | 10 February 1966 |
| Franz Jonas | Austria | President of Austria | 17 January 1967 |
| Ferdinand Marcos | Philippines | President of the Philippines | 15 January 1968 |
| Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | Iran | Shah of Iran | 22 January 1968 |
| Soeharto | Indonesia | President of Indonesia | 19 March 1970 |
| Abdul Halim of Kedah | Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia | 1 February 1973 |
| Chun Doo-hwan | South Korea | President of South Korea | 3 July 1981 |
| Karl Carstens | West Germany | President of West Germany | 29 February 1984 |
| Iskandar of Johor | Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia | 17 December 1985 |
| Birendra of Nepal | Nepal | King of Nepal | 2 May 1986 |
| Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq | Pakistan | President of Pakistan | 28 October 1987 |
| Juan Carlos I of Spain | Spain | King of Spain | 15 November 1987 |
| Hassanal Bolkiah | Brunei | Sultan of Brunei | 31 October 1988 |
| Azlan Shah of Perak | Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia | 15 December 1990 |
| Akihito of Japan | Japan | Emperor of Japan | 21 September 1991 |
| Kaysone Phomvihane | Laos | President of Laos | 27 December 1991 |
| Salahuddin of Selangor | Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia | 24 March 2001 |
| Margrethe II of Denmark | Denmark | Queen of Denmark | 3 February 2002 |
| Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden | Sweden | King of Sweden | 23 February 2003 |
| Beatrix of the Netherlands | Netherlands | Queen of Netherlands | 26 December 2003 |
| Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu | Malaysia | Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia | 9 March 2009 |