Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan from 1972 to 2006 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་སེང་གེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, Wylie: jigs med seng ge dbang phyug;[1] born 11 November 1955) is a member of the House of Wangchuck who was the king of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo) from 1972 until his abdication in 2006. During his reign, he advocated the use of a Gross National Happiness index to measure the well-being of citizens rather than Gross domestic product.[2]
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This name uses Bhutanese naming customs. Bhutanese people have two given names, neither of which is a surname or family name unless they are descended from royal or noble lineages.
Quick Facts Jigme Singye Wangchuck འཇིགས་མེད་སེང་གེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, King of Bhutan ...
Jigme Singye Wangchuck འཇིགས་མེད་སེང་གེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་ | |
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King of Bhutan | |
Reign | 24 July 1972 – 9 December 2006 |
Coronation | 2 June 1974 |
Predecessor | Jigme Dorji Wangchuck |
Successor | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
Born | (1955-11-11) 11 November 1955 (age 68) Dechencholing Palace, Thimphu, Bhutan |
Spouse | 1st consort: Dorji Wangmo 2nd consort: Tshering Pem 3rd consort: Tshering Yangdon 4th consort: Sangay Choden |
Issue | Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Sonam Dechen Wangchuck Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck Kesang Choden Wangchuck Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck Khamsum Singye Wangchuck Jigme Dorji Wangchuck Euphelma Choden Wangchuck Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck |
House | Wangchuck |
Father | Jigme Dorji Wangchuck |
Mother | Kesang Choden |
Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
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