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Jigme Singye Wangchuck Biography

Jigme Singye Wangchuck is one of the most popular and richest Sovereign who was born on November 11, 1955 in Dechencholing Palace, Bhutan.

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.

2. Tshering Pem (born 22 December 1957, second wife)

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Wangchuck received western and traditional learning in various institutions. He began studying at Dechencholing Palace, when he was six years old, in 1961. Soon afterwards, he went to study at St. Joseph’s School, Darjeeling, in India. In 1964, he attended Heatherdown School in England where he completed his studies in 1969. The next phase of his formal education took place at Namselling Palace in 1969. Finally, he attended Ugyen Wangchuck Academy at Satsham Choten in Paro, which was established in 1970, along with a class of selected students from all over Bhutan.

Jigme Singye Wangchuck Net Worth

Jigme Singye Wangchuck is one of the richest Sovereign from Bhutan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jigme Singye Wangchuck's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jigme Singye Wangchuck was born in Dechencholing Palace in Thimphu, Bhutan, on 11 November 1955. to Jigme Dorji Wangchuck and Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck. The political officer of India stationed in Sikkim and the representative of the Sikkimese government came soon after to offer felicitations to the royal parents and to pay their respect to the newborn prince. At the age of four, sometime in 1959, the young Crown Prince received the offerings of good wishes and respects by the public, monks, and officials for the first time in Tashichho Dzong.

There is a lack of systematic quantitative information about the social and economic situation of Bhutan for the 1970s. The baselines for historical comparison available today were first collected in 1985 – the year when time series data was collected. Some information that date back to 1974 indicate the low base of infrastructure that existed at that time. There were 11 ill-equipped hospitals, manned mostly by foreign doctors, and 45 basic health units in 1974, the year Jigme Singye’s coronation was held.

In higher altitude areas a new initiative by Wangchuck in early 1970s consisted of diffusing potatoes as cash crops, first tested in royal pastureland of Longtoed and Longmed, which had been converted to potato farms. Beginning with the large-scale production in Khaling and Chapcha, potatoes become a key export crop, reaching 60,000 tonnes, grown by over 10,725 households by 2006.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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3. Tshering Yangdon (born 21 June 1959, third wife)

There probably were only about 2,000 monks in the state supported monasteries in 1972 when his reign started. By 2006, the number of monks subsisting on state allowances had increased to little over 6,000. In parallel to the increase in the number of monks and nuns, the monastic infrastructure that included tutors, lamas, temples, gomdeys (meditation centres), and shedras (Buddhist colleges), increased in Wangchuck’s reign. Many new official dratshangs in district headquarters, which hitherto did not have any monastic body, were opened such as Tsirang, Gaylegphug, Tashi Yangtse, Samtse, Pema Gatshel, Chukha, Bumthang and Zhemgang. Numerous affiliate monasteries to each dzongkhag rabdey were also opened throughout the country.

Who is Jigme Singye Wangchuck Dating?

According to our records, Jigme Singye Wangchuck is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Jigme Singye Wangchuck’s is not dating anyone.

Zo rigpa was enhanced by Wangchuck when he opened the Kawajangsa Institution of Zorig (now known as National Institute for Zorig Chusum) in 1971. At first, this institute concentrated on traditional fine arts. A similar institution was opened in 1997 in Tashi Yangtse. The Folk Heritage Museum started by Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck in Kawajangsa, Thimphu in 2001, drew attention to the heritage of lay people’s sustainable products and their lifestyle. Likewise, in 2001, the first Textile Museum opened by Her Majesty Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck drew attention to the weaving skills of Bhutan. Skilled artisans – painters, statue-makers, carpenters and masons proliferated in Wangchuck’s reign not only because of these new institutions, but also by receiving on the job training in many new temples and dzongs constructed in the country.

Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Sovereign. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bhutan. Jigme Singye Wangchuck celebrates birthday on November 11 of every year.

In 1971 Wangchuck’s father appointed Wangchuck as the Chairman of National Planning Commission, charged with the planning and co-ordination of the five year development plan. The following year, on June 16, 1972, he was made the Trongsa Penlop bestowing on him directly the saffron scarf or namza. The 3rd Five-Year Plan, which spanned the period 1971–77, was in progress when his father died. Wangchuck was 16 at that time. 1972 to 1976 was the period of the 3rd FYP, and 1976 to 1981 was the period of 4th FYP. As both King and the Chairman of the National Planning Commission, the clearing house for the programmes and projects, Wangchuck guided the planned activities first in broad terms and then increasingly in detail.

What did Jigme Singye Wangchuck do?

During his reign as Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck oversaw many social and cultural reforms in the country. One important change he initiated was the Constitution of Bhutan.

When did 4th King of Bhutan married?

In a public ceremony, the Royal Wedding of Wangchuck was held in Dechog Lhakhang in Punakha Dzong on 31 October 1988, corresponding with the Descending Day of Buddha.

How much is the King of Bhutan worth?

Last year, the country’s Happiness Index soared to an all time high when the king married 21-year-old commoner Jetsun Pema. He is the longest-ruling monarch and also the world’s richest with an estimated net worth of over 35 billion dollars. He has seen 20 coups d’etat and 23 prime ministers during his rule.

Who is the eldest child of fourth King of Bhutan?

Their eldest child is their daughter, Dechan Yuidem Yangzom, who was the youngest author in Bhutan at age 10 in 2017. Yuidem was followed by two brothers, Ugyen Dorji Wangchuck and Jigme Singye Wangchuck.

How many wives does King of Bhutan have?

His four wives, referred to collectively as the Queen Mothers, were at the wedding ceremony today. Even though only one of them, the third youngest, is the birth mother of the current King, the King Father is said to treat all of them equally and with love, even though they always walk a few steps behind him.

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