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Sangay Ngedup
1953 - Today

Sangay Ngedup
Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup (Dzongkha: སངས་རྒྱས་དངོས་གྲུབ, Wylie: sangs-rgyas dngos-grub, born 1 July 1953) was Prime Minister of Bhutan from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2005 to 2006. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Sangay Ngedup is the 17,484th most popular politician (up from 17,571st in 2024), the 10th most popular biography from Bhutan (down from 9th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Bhutanese Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Sangay Ngedup ranks 17,480 out of 19,576. Before him are Richard J. Terrile, and Bruce Golding. After him are Berat Albayrak, Sergey Baburin, Asa Hutchinson, William Lyon Mackenzie, Jean Ravelonarivo, Jutta Urpilainen, Jay Inslee, Maxine Waters, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Mridula Sinha.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard J. Terrile
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 17,485
Bruce Golding
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 17,486
Sangay Ngedup
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 17,487
Berat Albayrak
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 17,488
Sergey Baburin
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 17,489
Asa Hutchinson
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 17,490
William Lyon Mackenzie
1795 - 1861
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 17,491
Jean Ravelonarivo
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 17,492
Jutta Urpilainen
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 17,493
Jay Inslee
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 17,494
Maxine Waters
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 17,495
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 17,496
Mridula Sinha
1942 - 2020
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 17,497
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Sangay Ngedup ranks 566. Before him are Yuri Gavrilov, Tracy Scoggins, John Edwards, Luciana Lamorgese, Mahmoud Guendouz, and Stephen Warbeck. After him are Carmen Posadas, Tito Santana, Krystyna Bochenek, Harald Nickel, Vasundhara Raje, and Elfi Zinn.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsYuri Gavrilov
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 560
Tracy Scoggins
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 561
John Edwards
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 562
Luciana Lamorgese
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 563
Mahmoud Guendouz
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 564
Stephen Warbeck
COMPOSER
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 565
Sangay Ngedup
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 566
Carmen Posadas
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 567
Tito Santana
WRESTLER
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 568
Krystyna Bochenek
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2010
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 569
Harald Nickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2019
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 570
Vasundhara Raje
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 571
Elfi Zinn
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 572
In Bhutan
Among people born in Bhutan, Sangay Ngedup ranks 10 out of 17. Before him are Jigme Wangchuck (1905), Jigme Thinley (1952), Tshering Tobgay (1965), Jetsun Pema (1990), Lotay Tshering (1969), and Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (1961). After him are Kunzang Choden (1952), Khandu Wangchuk (1950), Wangay Dorji (1974), Karma (1990), Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (2016), and Tshering Choden (1979).
Others born in Bhutan
Go to all RankingsJigme Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1952
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 4
Jigme Thinley
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 5
Tshering Tobgay
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 6
Jetsun Pema
COMPANION
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 7
Lotay Tshering
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 8
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 9
Sangay Ngedup
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 10
Kunzang Choden
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 11
Khandu Wangchuk
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 12
Wangay Dorji
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 13
Karma
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 14
Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
NOBLEMAN
2016 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 15
Tshering Choden
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 16
Among POLITICIANS In Bhutan
Among politicians born in Bhutan, Sangay Ngedup ranks 8. Before him are Ugyen Wangchuck (1862), Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1929), Jigme Wangchuck (1905), Jigme Thinley (1952), Tshering Tobgay (1965), and Lotay Tshering (1969). After him are Khandu Wangchuk (1950).
Ugyen Wangchuck
1862 - 1926
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 2
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
1929 - 1972
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 3
Jigme Wangchuck
1905 - 1952
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 4
Jigme Thinley
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 5
Tshering Tobgay
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 6
Lotay Tshering
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 7
Sangay Ngedup
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 8
Khandu Wangchuk
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 9






































