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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
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 Wangchuck in 2019 | |
| Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan | |
| Reign | 9 December 2006 – present |
| Coronation | 6 November 2008 |
| Predecessor | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
| Heir apparent | Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck[1] |
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| Born | 21 February 1980 Kathmandu, Nepal |
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| House | Wangchuck |
| Father | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
| Mother | Tshering Yangdon |
| Religion | Drukpa Kagyu |
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| Education | Wheaton College Magdalen College, Oxford |
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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck[a] (born 21 February 1980) is 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.
- ^ "Rspnbhutan". Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "A Legacy of Two Kings". Bhutan Department of Information Technology. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
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