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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk

Politician · Close Associate

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ciqme Xesar Namqyel Vanqçuk · Dzsigme Keszar Namgyal Vangcsuk bhutáni király · Džigme Chesar Namgjal Wangšug · Džigme Khesar Namgjal Wangčhug · Džigme Khesars Namgjels Vangčuks · 25 more...				[sources]
Other name	5-й король Бутана · Džigme Chesar Namgjal Vangšug · Džigme Chesar Vangšug · Džigme Chesar Wangšug · Džigme Hesars Namgjals Vangčuks · 22 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་ · ジグミ・ケサル・ナムギャル・ワンチュク · ジグメ・ケサル・ナムゲル・ワンチュク · 吉格梅·基沙尔·旺楚克				[sources]
Birth date	1980-02-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Kathmandu				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Bhutan				[sources]
Citizenship	Bhutan				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Jigme				[sources]
Title	His Majesty				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57376				[sources]
Position	Druk Gyalpo (2006-) · King				[sources]
Education	Cushing Academy · Magdalen College · Phillips Academy · University of Oxford · Wheaton College · 1 more...				[sources]
Religion	Buddhism · Vajrayana				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-21	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

fifth and reigning King of Bhutan

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck Close Associate	child	-	-
Tshering Yangdon Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
King	-	-
King	2006-12-14	-

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US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government868

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