Sineenat
Chao Khun Phra
Royal Noble Consort Sineenat in 2021
Royal noble consort of the Thai monarch
Tenure28 July 2019 – present
BornNiramon Ounprom
(1985-01-26) 26 January 1985 (age 39)
Nan, Thailand
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​
[1]
Full name
  • Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi (2014–2019)
  • Sineenat Bilaskalayani (since 2019)
HouseMahidol (by marriage) (Chakri dynasty)
FatherWirat Ounprom
MotherPranee Ounprom
AllegianceKingdom of Thailand
Service/branch
Years of service
  • 2008–2019
  • 2020–present
RankMajor general
Commands held
  • Royal Guards, Crown Prince's Division
  • King's Guard, Special Operations Unit

Niramon Ounprom (Thai: นิรมล อุ่นพรม, RTGS: Niramon Unphrom; nicknamed Koi; Thai: ก้อย,[2] born 26 January 1985) is a Thai army officer, member of the Thai royal court, and a former Thai nurse.[3]

Sineenat was a long-time mistress of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn of Thailand. She was given several military ranks and positions. After Prince Vajiralongkorn became King Rama X, he made her as his Royal Noble Consort, giving her the noble title of Chao Khun Phra.[4] She is the first woman to hold the title of a royal concubine of the King of Thailand in almost a century.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ Thaitrakulpanich, Asaree (30 July 2019). "Rama X Names First Royal Consort in Almost a Century". Khaosod English. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Loos, Tamara (Spring 2020). "The Personal is Political: Placing Thailand's Revival of Polygyny in Context". Southeast Asia Program Bulletin. Cornell University: 22–23. hdl:1813/69953.
  3. ↑ For sources on her training and career, including positions at court, see sections following. The title subject is listed under this Anglicised Thai name in the English language portion of the program of conference proceedings, in 2007. See Ounprom, Niramon (5 December 2007), op. cit.
  4. ↑ "ประกาศ เรื่อง สถาปนาเจ้าคุณพระสินีนาฏ พิลาสกัลยาณี" (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 136 (41 Khǒr): 3. 28 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Yuko, Elizabeth (29 August 2019). "Pictures of the Thai King's Consort Broke the Internet — But What's a Consort?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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