Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་ རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག
His Majesty
King of Bhutan
Reign	9 December 2006 – present
Coronation	1 November 2008
Predecessor	Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Heir presumptive	Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
Prime Ministers	See list Khandu Wangchuk Kinzang Dorji Jigme Thinley Tshering Tobgay Lotay Tshering Tshering Tobgay
Born	(1980-02-21) 21 February 1980 (age 44) Kathmandu, Nepal[1]
Spouse	Jetsun Pema (2011–present)
Issue	Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
House	House of Wangchuck
Father	Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Mother	Tshering Yangdon
Religion	Buddhism

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (born 21 February 1980) is the son of Jigme Singye Wangchuck and the 5th and current reigning Dragon King (Druk Gyalpo) of the Kingdom of Bhutan.^[2] He became king on 9 December 2006. He was officially crowned on 1 November 2008.

1. ↑ "I was born in Nepal: HM the King of Bhutan". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
2. ↑ "Bhutan 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2008-11-11.