Tshering Yangdon
| Tshering Yangdon | |||||
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| Queen mother of Bhutan | |||||
| Predecessor | Kesang Choden | ||||
| Born |
21 June 1959 Nobgang, Punakha, Bhutan |
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| Spouse | Jigme Singye Wangchuck | ||||
| Issue |
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck Jigme Dorji Wangchuck |
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| House | Wangchuck (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Dasho Yab Ugyen Dorji | ||||
| Mother | Yum Thuiji Zam | ||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||
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| Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck |
Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon (born 21 June 1959) is the third wife of the former Bhutanese king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck. She is the current Queen Mother of Bhutan, as she is the mother of the current Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. She is also the mother of King Jigme Khesar's two younger full siblings, Princess Ashi Dechen Yangzom (b. 1981) and Prince Dasho Jigme Dorji (b. 1986).
Her father, Dasho Yab Ugyen Dorji, is the Founder and Proprietor of Ugyen Academy (03/04/2002). Her mother is Yum Thuiji Zam.
She was educated at St. Joseph's Convent, Kalimpong, and St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.
The Queen founded Bhutan Nun's Foundation in March 2009, the foundation's focus is to make nunneries a way to help and empower girls and women through education and economic self-sufficiency.
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