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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

1980 - Today

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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (born 21 February 1980) is King of Bhutan. His reign began in 2006 after his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated the throne. A public coronation ceremony was held on 6 November 2008, a year that marked 100 years of monarchy in Bhutan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the 8,432nd most popular politician (up from 10,930th in 2019), 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 8,432 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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