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Bhumibol Adulyadej
vspolitics · King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016
Barack Obama
politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician
Public office comparison
Bhumibol Adulyadej leads 2–1 on 3 scored measures.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 70 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
- 9Offices held4
- 70 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
- 1946In office since1997
- —PartyDemocratic Party
Recognition
- 7Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
- 33State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
- —Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 33State order2
Profile
- 88Age65
- 5 December 1927Born4 August 1961
- Mount Auburn HospitalBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- ThailandNationalityUnited States
- statesperson, engineer, saxophonistKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- $1BNet worth—
- 73 yrsCareer span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 77Entries197
- 1Quotes30
- 76Records155
- 0Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
- 2026Newest entry2026
Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.