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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck [a] (born 21 February 1980) is the King of Bhutan. His reign began in 2006 after his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated the throne. A public coronation ceremony was held on 6 November 2008, a year that marked 100 years of monarchy in Bhutan .
King Jigme Khesar was the youngest reigning monarch in the world, being 26 years old when he ascended the throne on 9 December 2006 after his father, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, abdicated the throne in his favour. [2] He was 28 years old when he was crowned on 6 November 2008. [5]
Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, Wylie: jigs med rnam rgyal dbang phyug; born 5 February 2016) [1] is the first child and heir apparent of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema. He has been the Crown Prince of Bhutan ...
These brand-new photos of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck’s family are totally frame-worthy. The Bhutanese royals recently shared a series of never-before-seen pictures, featuring the 40 ...
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In 1870, amid the continuing civil wars, Penlop Jigme Namgyal of Trongsa ascended to the office of Druk Desi. In 1879, he appointed his 17-year-old son Ugyen Wangchuck as Penlop of Paro. Jigme Namgyal reigned through his death 1881, punctuated by periods of retirement during which he retained effective control of the country. [12]
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Jigme Khesar Namgyel (2006–present) (6) Kinzang Dorji (born 1951) 2nd time: 31 July 2007 9 April 2008 253 days Independent — — Democratically elected (2) Jigme Thinley (born 1952) 3rd time: 9 April 2008 28 April 2013 5 years, 19 days DPT: 2008: 2008 Thinley Cabinet — Sonam Tobgye (born 1949) Chief Advisor: 28 April 2013 27 July 2013 90 ...