Order of the White Elephant

Order of the White Elephant
The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant is an order of Thailand. It was established in 1861 by King Rama IV of the Kingdom of Siam. Along with the Order of the Crown of Thailand, it is regularly awarded to any government official for services rendered to Thailand for five years, making it Thailand's most-commonly awarded order. the order features the three-headed Airavata, the mount of Sakra, or a white elephant.
Classes
The order consists of eight classes:
Gallery
Old designs
Current designs
Selected recipients
Emperor Napoleon III - Knight Grand Cross (1851, Custom Design)
Be Biauw Tjoan, Majoor-titulair der Chinezen – Knight (1895)
Plaek Phibunsongkhram - Knight Grand Cordon
Sultan Ibrahim of Johor - Knight Grand Cordon
Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah of Kedah - Knight Grand Cordon
Chavalit Yongchaiyudh - Knight Grand Cordon
Sarit Thanarat - Knight Grand Cordon
Thanom Kittikachorn - Knight Grand Cordon
Praphas Charusathien - Knight Grand Cordon
Phin Choonhavan - Knight Grand Cordon
Prem Tinsulanonda - Knight Grand Cordon
Chatichai Choonhavan - Knight Grand Cordon
Prayut Chan-o-cha - Knight Grand Cordon
Surayud Chulanont - Knight Grand Cordon
Arthit Kamlang-ek - Knight Grand Cordon
Fuen Ronnaphagrad Ritthakhanee - Knight Grand Cordon
Phao Siyanon - Knight Grand Cordon
Chakthip Chaijinda - Knight Grand Cordon
Somyot Poompanmoung - Knight Grand Cordon
Thanasak Patimaprakorn - Knight Grand Cordon
Pongsapat Pongcharoen - Knight Grand Cordon
Apirat Kongsompong - Knight Grand Cross
Pornpipat Benyasri - Knight Grand Cordon
Chatchai Sriworakan - Knight Grand Cordon
Chalermpol Srisawat - Knight Grand Cross
Udomdej Sitabutr - Knight Grand Cordon
Luechai Rutdit - Knight Grand Cordon
Naris Pratumsuwan - Knight Grand Cordon
Airbull Suttiwan - Knight Grand Cross
Manat Wongwat - Knight Grand Cross
Prince Paribatra Sukhumbandhu - Knight Grand Cordon
Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse - Knight Grand Cordon
Prince Narisara Nuwattiwong - Knight Grand Cordon
Prince Damrong Rajanubhab - Knight Grand Cordon
Prince Chula Chakrabongse - Knight Grand Cordon
Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath - Knight Grand Cordon
Prince Suphayok Kasem - Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class)
Na Arreenich - Knight Grand Cordon
Alexander I of Yugoslavia - Knight Grand Cordon
Bob Hawke - Knight Grand Cordon
Albert du Roy de Blicquy
Norodom of Cambodia - Knight Grand Cross
John T. Cole - Knight Commander
Pakubuwono X - Knight Grand Cross (1929)
Try Sutrisno - Knight Grand Cross
Widodo Adi Sutjipto - Knight Grand Cross
Feisal Tanjung - Knight Grand Cross
Maraden Panggabean - Knight Grand Cross
Abdul Haris Nasution - Knight Grand Cross (1960)
R.E. Martadinata - Knight Grand Cross
Hamengkubuwono IX - Knight Grand Cross
Endriartono Sutarto - Knight Grand Cross
L. B. Moerdani - Knight Grand Cross
Sumitro Djojohadikusumo - Knight Grand Cross
Kharis Suhud - Knight Grand Cross
Mohamed Bolkiah - Knight Grand Cross
Jefri Bolkiah - Knight Grand Cordon
Mahathir Mohamad - Knight Grand Cordon (1981)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi - Knight Grand Cross (1994)
Miklós Horthy - Knight Grand Cross
The Earl Mountbatten of Burma - Knight Grand Cross
Foster C. LaHue
Ramon Magsaysay, 1955.
Sir Samuel Robinson, 1923.
Graves B. Erskine - Knight Grand Cross
Arne Skaug.
Pierra Vejjabul
Joseph J. Cappucci - Knight Commander (Second Class)
David John Collins Awarded by King Rama V in 1897 (Fourth Class)
Frederick William Verney - Commander
Queen Victoria
General William Westmoreland - Knight Grand Cross
Vice Admiral Józef Unrug
Major General Richard Secord
Jiri Sitler - Knight Grand Cross (2006)
Lieutenant Commander Saman Kunan - Knight Grand Cross (2018)
Kirill Mikhailovich Barsky - Knight Grand Cross (2019)
See also
References
External links
The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Secretariat to the Cabinet of Thailand (archived 24 September 2005)
White Elephant, Order Of The
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1861 establishments in Siam