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Net worth Source of wealth 1 Vajiralongkorn: King of Thailand Thailand: $43 billion [3] — $30 billion [2] Investments derived from the Crown Property Bureau. 2 Hassanal Bolkiah: Sultan of Brunei Brunei: $28 billion [3] — $20 billion [2] Profits from oil and gas industry. 3 Salman: King of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia: $18 billion [3] [2]
Vajiralongkorn [c] (born 28 July 1952) is King of Thailand since 2016. He is the tenth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama X.. The only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sirikit, he was made crown prince by his father in 1972, at the age of 20.
Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn is facing demands for limits on his powers and public oversight of an estimated $70 billion in crown wealth.
It was claimed that crown property does not belong to the king in his private capacity, but to the monarchy as an institution which continues from reign to reign. [11]: 282 [12] In 2018, King Vajiralongkorn was granted full, personal ownership of royal assets thought to be worth at least $70bn to as much as $130bn. The Crown Property Bureau ...
The estranged second oldest son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has made an unexpected visit to the country, his first in almost three decades, in a return that surprised many in the kingdom.
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and 35 cabinet ministers in Bangkok on Friday, ushering in a new government in Southeast Asia's second largest ...
Bhumibol Adulyadej [b] [c] (5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was the ninth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand from 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 verified reign of any monarch of a sovereign state in history (after Louis ...
King Maha Vajiralongkorn has yet to name an official heir. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For ...