The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่สรรเสริญยิ่งดิเรกคุณาภรณ์ | |
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Awarded by the King of Thailand | |
Established | 22 July 1991 |
Eligibility | Military and Civilian Order |
Status | Currently constituted |
Founder | King Bhumibol Adulyadej |
Sovereign | King Vajiralongkorn |
Grades | 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class 4th Class 5th Class |
Statistics | |
First induction | 3 December 1995 |
Last induction | 23 March 2023 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of the Crown of Thailand |
Next (lower) | Vallabhabhorn Order |
Ribbon bar of the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Admirable Order of Direkgunabhorn. |
The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn (Thai: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่สรรเสริญยิ่งดิเรกคุณาภรณ์; RTGS: Khrueang Ratcha-itsariyaphon An Pen Thi Sansoen Ying Direkkhunaphon) was established by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) on 22 July 1991 (B.E. 2534) to be bestowed upon those who have rendered devotional services to the Kingdom of Thailand. The title Direkgunabhorn (ดิเรกคุณาภรณ์, also spelled Tirekgunabhorn) roughly translates as "Noble Order of Abundance and Quality".