Mayeum Choying Wangmo Dorji

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.
Mayeum Choying Wangmo Dorji
Mayeum Choying Wangmo Dorji and the king Jigme Singye Wangchuck (her grandson)
Born1897
Gangtok, Kingdom of Sikkim
Died (aged 97)
Bhutan House, Kalimpong, India
Spouse(s)Gonzim Sonam Topgay Dorji
(m. 1918–1953; his death)
Children5
Parent(s)Chogyal Thutob Namgyal (father)
Yeshay Dolma (mother)

Rani Mayeum Choying Wangmo Dorji was the mother of Queen Grandmother Ashi Kesang Choden of Bhutan.[1] She was Choying Wangmo Dorji by her marriage.[citation needed] She is best known for designing the Flag of Bhutan. She died in 1994.[2]

  1. ^ Genealogy
  2. ^ "National Symbols". Department of Information Technology. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2010.