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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.
Kingdom of Bhutan (1999). 25 Years a King His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck 1974-1999. Royal Government of Bhutan. Lyonchhen Jigmi Yoeser Thinley (2009). State of the Nation Report 2009 (PDF) (Report). Cabinet Secretariat. p. 92. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2015; Lyonchhen Jigmi Yoeser Thinley (1 July 2010).
In the Dzongkha language, Bhutan is known as Drukyul which translates as "The Land of the Thunder Dragon". Thus, while kings of Bhutan are known as Druk Gyalpo ("Dragon King"), the Bhutanese people call themselves the Drukpa, meaning "people of Druk (Bhutan)". The current sovereign of Bhutan is Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the fifth Druk ...
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.
The Jowo Temple of Kyichu is one of the oldest temples in Bhutan, originally built in the 7th century by the Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo, the 33rd King of the Yarlung dynasty, who ruled Tibet for much of the first millennium. The temple is considered to be one of the 108 border taming temples he built.
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 ...
Lingkana Palace is the residence of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan.The palace grounds are adjacent to the Tashichho Dzong in the capital city of Thimphu. [1]It was here that the Queen consort Jetsun Pema gave birth to a son on 5 February 2016, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck. [2]
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 ...