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Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan from 1972 to 2006

This name uses Bhutanese naming customs. Bhutanese people have two given names, neither of which is a surname or family name unless they are descended from royal or noble lineages.

Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་སེང་གེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, Wylie: jigs med seng ge dbang phyug;^[1] born 11 November 1955) is a member of the House of Wangchuck who was the king of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo) from 1972 until his abdication in 2006.

Under Wangchuk's reign, he advocated the use of a Gross National Happiness index to measure the well-being of citizens rather than Gross domestic product.^[2]

Early life

Jigme Singye Wangchuck was born in Dechencholing Palace in Thimphu, Bhutan, on 11 November 1955.^[3] to Jigme Dorji Wangchuck and AshiKesang Choden Wangchuck.^[4] The political officer of India stationed in Sikkim and the representative of the Sikkimese government came soon after to