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Jigme Thinley

1952 - Today

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Lyonpo Jigme Yoser Thinley (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་འཕྲིན་ལས་; Wylie: 'Jigs-med 'Od-zer 'Phrin-las) (born 9 September 1952) is a Bhutanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Bhutan for three nonconsecutive terms, from 20 July 1998 to 9 July 1999, 30 August 2003 to 18 August 2004 and 9 April 2008 to 28 April 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jigme Thinley is the 13,252nd most popular politician (up from 15,502nd in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Bhutan (up from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Bhutanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jigme Thinley ranks 13,252 out of 19,576. Before him are Alfrēds Rubiks, Bryachislav of Polotsk, Carlo Contarini, Gus Hall, Ólafur Jóhannesson, and Giovanni Gradenigo. After him are Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg, Ali Larijani, Emil Boc, Pedro Paterno, Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, and James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jigme Thinley ranks 295. Before him are Reginald VelJohnson, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Benny Urquidez, Marek Belka, Ricardo La Volpe, and Cerrone. After him are Kikki Danielsson, Rick Aviles, John Lynch, Paul Reubens, Vanessa del Rio, and Jenő Jandó.

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In Bhutan

Among people born in Bhutan, Jigme Thinley ranks 5 out of 17. Before him are Jigme Singye Wangchuck (1955), Ugyen Wangchuck (1862), Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1929), and Jigme Wangchuck (1905). After him are Tshering Tobgay (1965), Jetsun Pema (1990), Lotay Tshering (1969), Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (1961), Sangay Ngedup (1953), Kunzang Choden (1952), and Khandu Wangchuk (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bhutan

Among politicians born in Bhutan, Jigme Thinley ranks 5. Before him are Jigme Singye Wangchuck (1955), Ugyen Wangchuck (1862), Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1929), and Jigme Wangchuck (1905). After him are Tshering Tobgay (1965), Lotay Tshering (1969), Sangay Ngedup (1953), and Khandu Wangchuk (1950).

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