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Bhumibol Adulyadej

politics · King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016

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Barack Obama

politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician

Public office comparison

Bhumibol Adulyadej leads 21 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.