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Jigme khesar namgyel wangchuck BHU

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan










Reign December 14, 2006- Present  (6 years)
Coronation November 6, 2008
Predecessor Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan
Heir-Apparent Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, Prince of Bhutan


Full Name Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
House House of Wangchuck
Birth February 21, 1980  (33 years)
Father Jigme Singye Wangchuck  (1955-)
Mother Tsering Yangdon  (1959-)
Brothers

Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, Prince of Bhutan (1984-, Paternal Half-Brother)

Khamsum Singye Wangchuck, Prince of Bhutan (1985-, Paternal Half-Brother)

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Prince of Bhutan (1986-)

Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck, Prince of Bhutan (1994-, Paternal Half-Brother)

Sisters

Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck, Princess of Bhutan (1980-, Paternal Half-Sister)

Sonam Dechan Wangchuck, Princess of Bhutan (1981-, Paternal Half-Sister)

Dechan Yangzom Wangchuck, Princess of Bhutan (1981-)

Kesang Choden Wangchuck, Princess of Bhutan (1982-, Paternal Half-Sister)

Euphelma Choden Wangchuck, Princess of Bhutan (1993-, Paternal Half-Sister)


Marriages
Jetsun Pema  (1990-)

Married October 13, 2011

(1 year)


Children
None
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