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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 Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (b.1980) "Fifth King"; r. 9 December 2006 – present. The ascendency of the Wangchuck family is deeply rooted in the historical politics of Bhutan . Between 1616 and 1907, varying administrative, religious, and regional powers vied for control within Bhutan.
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck since 9 December 2006: 5th Dragon King (Druk Gyalpo) Details; Style: His Majesty: Heir presumptive: Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck: First monarch: Ugyen Wangchuck: Formation: 17 December 1907: Residence: Samteling Palace, Thimphu
The Torsa Strict Nature Reserve [1] (officially Jigme Khesar Strict Nature Reserve) [a] in Bhutan covers 609.51 square kilometres [b] in Haa District, occupying most of its area. Founded along with other national parks in 1993 by decision of the royal government, [ 2 ] It borders Sikkim and Tibet to the west and is connected to Jigme Dorji ...
[10] After the Bhutan War with Britain (1864–65) as well as substantial territorial losses (Cooch Behar 1835; Assam Dooars 1841), armed conflict turned inward. 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 ...
Richard Gere stepped out for the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival with his wife Alejandra Silva and his eldest son, Homer.. Homer James Jigme Gere, 24, joined his father on the red carpet for the ...
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 ...