WORK EXPERIENCES

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn started her academic career teaching history at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA) in 1980. From the starting point as a lecturer in the Department of Law and Social Sciences in the Academic Division of CRMA, Her Royal Highness had duties and responsibilities just the same as other CRMA' s personnels. The Department of History was formally established in 1987 and Her Royal Highness has become the Director of the Department until now. In 1996, Her Royal Highness was promoted to the highest military rank "General", and following in 2000, was granted the professional title as "Professor" due to her insights and knowledge. Some listings of her taught courses are Thai Studies, Thai History, South East Asian History, Eastern Asia History and Contemporary World History. She occasionally gives special lectures at several other institutions such as Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat University, Chiangmai University and Silpakorn University. She also regularly attends academic conferences and seminars both in and outside the country.

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ROYAL DUTIES

In addition to the teaching career in CRMA, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has many different duties to perform every day. Some are familiar public duties, such as ceremonies, receptions or visits within Thailand or abroad. Besides, Her Royal Highness carries out official duties and public engagements as her Royal Dutiesfor the benefit of the Thai people. She also represents Their Majesties in various royal functions and performs The Royal Duties Assigned by Their Majesties the King and Queen especially the duties in overseeing the management of philanthropic organizations and foundations. Since 1977, she has been the Executive Vice President of the Thai Red Cross Society ; and the Executive Chairman of several foundations including the Chaipattana Foundation (in charge of His Majesty the King's development and environmental conservation projects), the Anandha Mahidol Foundation (to promote higher education), and the King Rama II Foundation (to conserve and promote Thai culture). She is also the President of the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation (to provide international recognition to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of medicine and public health).

Imbued with a sense of responsibity and caring, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn went on to foster several significant initiatives : providing basic education for school children in remote border areas, promoting plant genetic preservation and gene bank projects, instituting IT efforts to assist the handicapped to achieve independent living, and developing nutritional campaigns to improve the well-being of Thai people. Some of these projects, begun more than three decades ago when she was in her twenties, continue to this day.

Since 1990, Her Royal Highness has led cooperation programmes in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, following by the development for post-primary education in the Kingdom of Cambodia, and presently, her initiatives extend to more cooperation in many countries such as educational and academic cooperation with the People's Republic of China, royal scholarships for students in the People's Republic of China and Tibet, to name a few. Among all her initiatives implemented, most of them are well funded and managed. Moreover, she is not a distant benefactor, her consistent visits to the project sites to monitor their progress help her gather the latest information and assess programme developments.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has inspired those who have followed her life and work to be a part of this charitable deed. Many people, companies, associations and organizations, including those from foreign countries, continuously present her with money or essential resources for implementing her initiatives. Hence, Her Royal Highness founded the H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Charity Fund with aims to support projects that improve people's life condition including programmes that relieve those suffering from catastrophe.

Modern living and hi-technology gadgets have drawn the young generation away from Thai traditional culture progressively. Fortunately, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has expressed her concern in saving and reviving valued Thai traditions. With an intensive effort to preserve Thai art and cultural heritage, Her Royal Highness has conducted many activities including reconstructing monuments and preserving antiques, supervising the restoration of national treasures and promoting Thai classical music. Her accomplishments have been acclaimed by many universities, both local and international, through their bestowal of Honorary Doctoratesin several disciplines upon her. In addition, Her Royal Highness' dedication is also acknowledged worldwide, she therefore was granted Honorary Awardsand Honorary Titlesfrom many institutions and organizations.

Thai people have acknowledged Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's longstanding efforts to help people in distress and her unselfish service to humanity, regardless of socio-economic status, creed, race or nationality. Her achievements have not only been known among the Thai people, but also people from around the world. In honour of their beloved Princess, many individuals, associations, foundations and organizations have proposed their requests for Her Royal Highness' royal title and her naming for the new species of plants and animals including places and many others. One of her active role is patronage of many humanitarian charities, philanthropic foundations and organizations which were founded by her initiatives or for public service.

  • HONORARY AWARDS
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  • HONORARY DOCTORATES OF THAILAND 1977 - 1997
  • HONORARY DOCTORATES OF THAILAND 1998 - PRESENT
  • HONORARY DOCTORATES OF OTHER NATIONS
  • NAMING PLANTS AND ANIMALS
  • NAMING PLACES AND OTHERS
  • ORGANIZATIONS UNDER PATRONAGE