The Honourable Order of Rama เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีศักดิ์ รามาธิบดี Knight Grand Commander (First Class) of the Order of Rama Awarded by the King of Thailand Type Military Decoration Eligibility Military personnel and Foreign Heads of State who are Military personnel Awarded for Military personnel who displays conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy or in times of peace Status Currently awarded Sovereign King Vajiralongkorn Grades 4 Classes and 2 Medals Statistics First induction 22 July 1918 Precedence Next (higher) Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit (Former orders) Next (lower) Order of the White Elephant Ribbon bar of the "Senangapati" Knight Grand Commander of the Honourable Order of Rama