Key facts
- Monarch
- Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
- Preceded by
- Kinzang Dorji
- Succeeded by
- Sonam Tobgye (as Chief Advisor)
- Born
- ( 1952-09-09 ) 9 September 1952 (age 73) , Bumthang , Bhutan
- Party
- Independent (Before 2007) , Peace and Prosperity Party (2007–present)
- Spouse
- Aum Rinsy Dem ( died 2018 )
- Alma mater
- Pennsylvania State University , St. Stephen's College, Delhi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Bhutan
- Place of birth
- Bumthang District
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Position held
- Prime Minister of Bhutan
- Political party
- Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party
- Image
- Jigmi Y. Thinley (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1952-09-09
- Commons category
- Jigme Thinley
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- Jigme Thinley
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jigme Thinley” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.