Question

11 Describe the early life of Druck Gyalpo
jigme wangchuk?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Jigme Singye Wangchuck, འཇིགས་མེད་སེང་གེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, (born 11 November 1955) is the former king of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo) from 1972 until his abdication in favor of his eldest son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, in 2006.

Jigme Singye Wangchuck

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King Father of Bhutan

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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

King Father of Bhutan

Reign

9 December 2006 – present

Born

11 November 1955 (age 64)

Dechencholing Palace, Thimphu

Spouse

Dorji Wangmo

Tshering Pem

Tshering Yangdon

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

During his reign, he advocated the use of a Gross National Happiness index to measure the well-being of citizens rather than the Gross Domestic Product.[1]