Order of the Direkgunabhorn
The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn was established by King Bhumibol Adulyadej on 22 July 1991 to be bestowed upon those who have rendered devotional services to the Kingdom of Thailand. The title Direkgunabhorn roughly translates as "Noble order of abundance and quality."
Classes
The Order consists of seven classes. Originally, the ribbon for each class was the same, with no device to distinguish the different level. On 31 January 2538 B.E. the regulations were amended to include a device on the ribbon distinguishing the class.| Ribbon | Class | Name | Postnominals | Order of precedence | Insignia |
| Knight Grand Cross | ปฐมดิเรกคุณาภรณ์ | GCT | 7 | . | |
| Knight Commander | ทุติยดิเรกคุณาภรณ์ | KCT | |||
| Commander | ตติยดิเรกคุณาภรณ์ | CT | Insignia consists of a pendant, worn on a silk band on the collar. | ||
| Companion | จตุตถดิเรกคุณาภรณ์ | OT | Insignia consists of a pendant, worn on a silk band on the left chest. | ||
| Member | เบญจมดิเรกคุณาภรณ์ | MT | Insignia consists of a silver medal with bar. | ||
| Gold Medalist | เหรียญทองดิเรกคุณาภรณ์ | G.M.T | Insignia consists of a gold medal. | ||
| Silver Medalist | เหรียญเงินดิเรกคุณาภรณ์ | S.M.T | Insignia consists of a silver medal. |
First class
- Knight Grand Cross of the Most Admirable Order of Tirekgunabhorn
Second class
- Knight Commander of the Most Admirable Order of Tirekgunabhornn
Third class
- Commander of the Most Admirable Order of Tirekgunabhorn
Fourth class
- Companion of the Most Admirable Order of Tirekgunabhorn
Fifth class
- Member of the Most Admirable Order of Tirekgunabhorn
Sixth class
- The Gold Medal of the Tirekgunabhorn
Seventh class
- The Silver Medal of the Tirekgunabhorn
Eligibility
Service
Devotional service to the kingdom is deemed to be met via the following criteria:- Five years of devotional service to the kingdom, from the last conferment.
- Outstanding service to the state, religion, and the people.
- Act of bravery for the state, religion, and the people.
A deemed person may request the Silver Medal of the Direkgunabhorn be issued. Decorations of higher class can be attained through further years of excellent service, until the Knight Grand Cross class is reached. Deemed person's include:
- Person of Other Nationalities
- Sportsmen
- Private School Personnel
- Private University Personnel
- Researchers, Scientists, National Artists
Donation
| Donated amount | Class of Order |
| 100,000 baht | Silver Medal |
| 200,000 baht | Gold Medal |
| 500,000 baht | Member |
| 1,500,000 baht | Companion |
| 6,000,000 baht | Commander |
| 14,000,000 baht | Knight Commander |
| 30,000,000 baht | Knight Grand Cross |
Selected recipients
- Anwar Chowdhry
- Hernando de Soto Polar, economist
- Galyani Vadhana, Thai princess
- Ariya Jutanugarn, golfer
- Pornthip Rojanasunand, doctor
- Thaksin Shinawatra, politician
- Eiji Toyoda, industrialist
- 188 people involved in the Tham Luang cave rescue