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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 since 9 December 2006: 5th Dragon King (Druk Gyalpo) Details; Style: ... 2 May 1928 – 21 July 1972 (aged 44) 30 March 1952:
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 ...
To the surprise of the Bhutanese public, the Fourth King announced his abdication in 2005 and retired in 2006, handing the crown to his son Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. [7] Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck assumed the throne as the Fifth King in 2008 as the kingdom adopted its first democratic Constitution.
2006: King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan. Abdication date: December 14, 2006. Age at abdication: 50 years old. Length of reign: 34 years. Succeeded by: His eldest son, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel ...
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 ...
Among the Third King's most basic democratic reforms was the abolition of slavery in Bhutan in 1958. [7] Under the reign of H.M Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutan further endeavored simultaneously to foster foreign ties and to develop its own infrastructure under five year plans. The Fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck (r.