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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, Wylie: jigs med ge sar rnam rgyal dbang phyug; born 21 February 1980) is the Druk Gyalpo (Dzongkha: Dragon King), the monarch of the Kingdom of Bhutan.
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the fifth and present ‘Druk Gyalpo’ or the ‘Dragon King’ of the Kingdom of Bhutan since December 9, 2006. This biography profiles his childhood, life, reign, achievements and timeline.
Oct 13, 2011 · King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan is one of the youngest monarchs in the world and is revered by his compatriots, writes the BBC's Alastair Lawson.
On 9 December 2006, His Majesty Fourth King issued a Royal Edict announcing his abdication, and transferred the throne to His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who was officially crowned on 6 November 2008 as Fifth King of Bhutan.
The current sovereign of Bhutan is Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the fifth Druk Gyalpo. He wears the Raven Crown, which is the official crown worn by the kings of Bhutan. He is correctly styled "Mi'wang 'Ngada Rinpoche" ("His Majesty") and addressed "Ngada Rimboche" ("Your Majesty").
Apr 8, 2023 · On a cold but sunny day last December, Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the fifth King of the current line of Dragon Kings, stepped up onto the stage at Thimphu’s Changlimithang ...
…throne to his Oxford-educated son, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk. This event catalyzed the country’s transition to a fully democratic government. Over the next year the public was trained in the democratic process through a mock vote, and the country’s first official elections—for seats in the National Council, the upper house…
Nov 4, 2008 · Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 28, is one of the youngest monarchs in the world. But despite his relative youth, the Bhutanese king has not been thrown in at the deep end.
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the eldest among 10 children and was termed 'prince charming' by the international media when he visited Thailand to attend the 60th anniversary celebration of the Thai King in June.
Feb 21, 2020 · Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was born on 21 February 1980 in Kathmandu, Nepal, to King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and his third wife, Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon (the current Queen Mother).
