Bhumibol Adulyadej

Born

December 5, 1927

Died

October 13, 2016 (aged 88)

Known as

statesperson, engineer, saxophonist, composer, jazz musician, monarch

Bhumibol Adulyadej, titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any Thai monarch, the longest on record of any independent Asian sovereign, and the third-longest of any sovereign state with a verified date.

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