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The King of Bhutan, formally known as the Druk Gyalpo ("Dragon King"), also occupies the office of Druk Desi under the "Dual System of Government". Since the enactment of the Constitution of 2008 , the Druk Gyalpo has remained head of state , while the Prime Minister of Bhutan acts as executive and head of government in a parliamentary ...
The King of Bhutan, officially the Druk Gyalpo (འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་པོ་; lit. ' Dragon King '), is the constitutional monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Bhutan. [1] In the Dzongkha language, Bhutan is known as Drukyul which translates as "The Land of the Thunder Dragon".
Bhutanese rulers have styled themselves as druk desiss, maharajas, and kings. Pages in category "Bhutanese monarchs" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
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.
The legitimate descendants of King Ugyen Wangchuck are presently entitled to succeed. If a king dies leaving a pregnant wife, the unborn child will automatically assume a place in the line of succession if there is no male heir. [1] A person loses his or her succession rights if he or she marries a person who is not a natural born Bhutanese ...
In turn, Bhutan agrees "to be guided by the advice of the British Government in regard to its external relations." [18] 1926: 21 August: King Ugyen Wangchuck dies; his son Jigme Wangchuck begins to reign. 1927: 16 March: Coronation of Jigme Wangchuck. 1931: The 7th Shabdrung Jigme Dorji dies at Talo monastery. Jigme Dorji is the last Shabdrung ...
60th Birthday Badge Medal of King Jigme Singye (11/11/2015). Queen Mother Ashi Tshering Pem : Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Jigme Singye (02/06/1999). King Jigme Khesar Investiture Medal (06/11/2008). Centenary of the Monarchy Commemorative Medal (06/11/2008). 60th Birthday Badge Medal of King Jigme Singye (11/11/2015).
Picture of King Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck at Paro International Airport. Gongsar [1] Ugyen Wangchuck (Dzongkha: ཨོ་རྒྱན་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: o rgyan dbang phyug; 11 June 1862 – 26 August 1926) was the first Druk Gyalpo (King) and founding father of the Kingdom of Bhutan from 1907 to 1926.