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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (born 21 February 1980) is King of Bhutan. A member of the Wangchuck dynasty, he is the eldest son of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, and his third wife, Queen Tshering Yangdon. He received his early education in Bhutan before studying abroad in the United States and the United Kingdom, ultimately graduating from Wheaton College with a degree in politics. His father abdicated the throne on 14 December 2006 after 34 years of rule, making Jigme Khesar the world's youngest reigning monarch at the time, aged 26. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 88 in 2024). Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the 8,431st most popular politician (up from 10,924th in 2024), the 23rd most popular biography from Nepal and the 15th most popular Nepalese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ranks 8,431 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert Forster, Gabby Giffords, Íngrid Betancourt, Titus Lartius, Hanns Kerrl, and Rostislav I of Kiev. After him are Augustinos Kapodistrias, Dengizich, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, Emperor Ming of Jin, J. B. Pritzker, and Chogo of Baekje.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ranks 20. Before him are Christina Aguilera, Steven Gerrard, Ben Foster, Ryan Gosling, Jenna Dewan, and Chris Pine. After him are Dirk Kuyt, Channing Tatum, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Sam Heughan, Alan Smith, and Martina Hingis.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ranks 23 out of 59. Before him are Sanu Sharma (null), Jung Bahadur Rana (1817), Ram Baran Yadav (1948), Anuruddha (-450), Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (1875), and Madhav Kumar Nepal (1953). After him are Suman Pokhrel (1967), Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814), Ang Rita (1948), Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906), Janaka (null), and Mahendra of Nepal (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nepal

Among politicians born in Nepal, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ranks 15. Before him are Gyanendra of Nepal (1947), Queen Aishwarya of Nepal (1949), Jung Bahadur Rana (1817), Ram Baran Yadav (1948), Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (1875), and Madhav Kumar Nepal (1953). After him are Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906), Mahendra of Nepal (1920), Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Sushil Koirala (1939), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), and Ashtavakra (null).

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