Sangay Choden
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| Queen mother of Bhutan | |||||
| Predecessor | Kesang Choden | ||||
| Born | 11 May 1963 Nobgang, Punakha, Bhutan | ||||
| Spouse | Jigme Singye Wangchuck | ||||
| Issue | Khamsum Singye Wangchuck Euphelma Choden Wangchuck | ||||
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| House | Wangchuck (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Dasho Yab Ugyen Dorji | ||||
| Mother | Yum Thuiji Zam | ||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||
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Queen Mother Sangay Choden (born May 11, 1963) is one of the four wives and queens of Bhutanese king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who ruled in Bhutan from 1972 until his abdication in 2006.
Biography
Her father, Dasho Yab Ugyen Dorji, is the Founder and Proprietor of Ugyen Academy (03/04/2002).[1] Her mother is Yum Thuiji Zam.
She was educated at St. Joseph's Convent, Kalimpong, and St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.
His brother is the former Prime Minister of Bhutan, Sangay Ngedup.
The other three wives and queens, all Sangay Choden's sisters, are:
- HM Dorji Wangmo.
- HM Tshering Pem.
- HM Tshering Yangdon, mother of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
She has the following children with the former king:
- HRH Prince Dasho Khamsum Singye Wangchuck (born October 6, 1985).
- HRH Princess Ashi Euphelma Choden Wangchuck (born June 6, 1993).
She was appointed the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Goodwill Ambassador in Bhutan in 1999. [2]
Sangay Choden is particularly interested in promoting the arts in Bhutan and advocating the country's rich cultural heritage. She is the patron of the Bhutan Textile Museum in Thimphu which she helped establish in 2001.[3]
Her Majesty also established the Tara Lhadron Zhingkham Lhakhang, a temple dedicated to the 21 Taras located in the historically and spiritually significant temple grounds of Parigzampa Astrology School in Dechencholing, Thimphu.[4]
On 1 July 2011 she visited the Alhambra with her daughter, Princess Euphelma Choden.[5]
Patronages
- Royal Patron of the Bhutan Textile Museum.
- Chairman of the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan (RTAB).
- Founder and President of RENEW (Respect, Educate, Nurture and Empower Women) since 2004.[6]
Honours
National honours
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Ancestry
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See also
References
- ^ Ugyen Academy
- ^ "United Nations Population Fund". UNFPA.
- ^ "Textile Museum in Thimphu - Preserving and promoting a national heritage". KUENSEL News Paper, Thimpu. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ Diplomat Magazine
- ^ La Reina Madre de Bután en España
- ^ "President of RENEW".
- ^ Royal Ark
- ^ Royal Ark
External links
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