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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck [a] (born 21 February 1980) is 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.
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.
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31, is one of the youngest monarchs in the world. But despite his relative youth, the Bhutanese king was not thrown in at the deep end when he came to the...
Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema, touched down in Australia last Thursday, for eight jam-packed days of engagements, including meetings with important business leaders, politicians, and Australia's Bhutanese community. It is Jigme's first ever visit to Australia, and the 44-year-old King and his wife ...
His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. 695,572 likes · 36,464 talking about this. His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the King of Bhutan.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is currently undertaking his maiden royal visit to Australia. According to Bhutan's Embassy, the King will conduct community events in Sydney, Canberra and Perth.
Khesar is the eldest son of the fourth Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, and his third wife, Queen Tshering Yangdon. He has a younger sister, Princess Dechen Yangzom, and brother, Prince Jigme Dorji, as well as four half-sisters and three half-brothers.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck should use his authority to release political prisoners held in poor conditions for decades following unfair trials in Bhutan.
King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck - who is on a three-day state visit to India - met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
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...