Sirikit
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| Queen Mother of Thailand | |
Queen Sirikit in 1960 | |
| Queen consort of Thailand | |
| Tenure | 28 April 1950 – 13 October 2016 |
| Coronation | 5 May 1950 |
| Queen regent of Thailand | |
| Regency | 22 October 1956 – 5 November 1956 |
| Monarch | Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) |
| Born | Sirikit Kitiyakara 12 August 1932 Bangkok, Siam |
| Died | 24 October 2025 (aged 93) Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Dynasty | Chakri |
| Father | Nakkhatra Mangala |
| Mother | Bua Snidvongs |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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Sirikit (born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara; 12 August 1932 – 24 October 2025) was Queen of Thailand from 28 April 1950 to 13 October 2016 as the wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX).
Sirikit met Bhumibol in Paris where her father served as the Thai ambassador to France. They married in 1950, shortly before Bhumibol's coronation. In 1956, she was appointed queen regent during the King's temporary ordination as a Buddhist monk. The royal couple had four children: Ubol Ratana, Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), Sirindhorn, and Chulabhorn. As consort to the monarch who became one of the world's longest-reigning heads of state, she held the distinction of being the world's longest-serving queen consort.
Sirikit suffered a stroke in 2012 and subsequently withdrew from public life. She died on 24 October 2025 at the age of 93.