Jigme Palden Dorji
Jigme Palden Dorji | |
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1st Prime Minister of Bhutan | |
In office 1952 – 6 April 1964 | |
Monarch | Jigme Dorji |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Jigme Thinley |
Personal details | |
Born | Bhutan House, Kalimpong, India | 14 December 1919
Died | 6 April 1964 Phuntsoling Guesthouse, Bhutan | (aged 44)
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Ashi Tsering Yangzom |
Children | 4 (inc. Paljor Dorji) |
Parent(s) | Sonam Topgay Dorji Chuni Wangmo |
Dasho Jigme Palden Dorji[citation needed] (14 December 1919[1] – 6 April 1964)[2] was a Bhutanese politician and member of the Dorji family. By marriage, he was also a member of the House of Wangchuck.[3]
The brother-in-law of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Dorji was close to his kinsman and accompanied the future king when he lived in the United Kingdom in 1950.[4]
Appointed Chief Minister (Gongzim) in 1952,[citation needed] he became the first man to hold the title Prime Minister of Bhutan (Lyonchen).[citation needed] This followed the upgrading of the old position in 1958 as part of a wider series of reforms by Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.[5] As brother-in-law of the Dragon King of Bhutan Dorji helped to drive the king's modernisation policies. However his reforms antagonised both the military and the religious institutions leading to a corporal in the army assassinating him in April 1964. Namgyal Bahadur, head of the Royal Bhutan Army, was amongst those executed for the murder plot.[5]
Honours
- King Mahendra Investiture Medal (Kingdom of Nepal, 2 May 1956).[citation needed]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Bhutan, 100 Years of Wangchuck Vision. Written by Shubhi Sood
- ^ Lindsay Brown, Bradley Mayhew, Stan Armington, Richard Whitecross, Bhutan, 2007, p. 40
- ^ BHUTAN (Kingdom) Archived 2009-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Grooming of the Father of Modern Bhutan". Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ a b Modernization under Jigme Dorji, 1952-72