Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
fifth and reigning King of Bhutan
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (born 21 February 1980) is the son of Jigme Singye Wangchuck and the 5th and current reigning Dragon King (Druk Gyalpo) of the Kingdom of Bhutan.[2] He became king on 9 December 2006. He was officially crowned on 1 November 2008.
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་ རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག | |
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His Majesty | |
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King of Bhutan | |
Reign | 9 December 2006 – present |
Coronation | 1 November 2008 |
Predecessor | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
Heir presumptive | Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck |
Prime Ministers | |
Born | Kathmandu, Nepal[1] | 21 February 1980
Spouse | Jetsun Pema (2011–present) |
Issue | Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck |
House | House of Wangchuck |
Father | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
Mother | Tshering Yangdon |
Religion | Buddhism |
References
change- ↑ "I was born in Nepal: HM the King of Bhutan". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ "Bhutan 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2008-11-11.