Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
| Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་ རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག | |
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| His Majesty | |
| King of Bhutan | |
| Reign | 9 December 2006 – present |
| Coronation | 1 November 2008 |
| Predecessor | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
| Heir presumptive | Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck |
| Prime Ministers | See list
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| Born | 21 February 1980 Kathmandu, Nepal[1] |
| Spouse | Jetsun Pema (2011–present) |
| Issue | Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck |
| House | House of Wangchuck |
| Father | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
| Mother | Tshering Yangdon |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (born 21 February 1980) is the son of Jigme Singye Wangchuck and the 5th and current reigning Dragon King (Druk Gyalpo) of the Kingdom of Bhutan.[2] He became king on 9 December 2006. He was officially crowned on 1 November 2008.
References
- ↑ "I was born in Nepal: HM the King of Bhutan". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ "Bhutan 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2008-11-11.