Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
fifth and reigning King of Bhutan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Quick Facts Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག, King of Bhutan ...
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་ རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག | |
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His Majesty | |
King of Bhutan | |
Reign | 9 December 2006 – present |
Coronation | 1 November 2008 |
Predecessor | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
Heir presumptive | Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck |
Prime Ministers | See list
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Born | (1980-02-21) 21 February 1980 (age 44) Kathmandu, Nepal[1] |
Spouse | Jetsun Pema (2011–present) |
Issue | Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck |
House | House of Wangchuck |
Father | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
Mother | Tshering Yangdon |
Religion | Buddhism |
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