Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Quotes


There cannot be enduring peace, prosperity, equality and brotherhood in this world if our aims are so separate and divergent, if we do not accept that in the end we are people, all alike, sharing the Earth among ourselves and also with other sentient beings, all of whom have an equal role and stake in the state of this planet and its players.


Citations

Wangchuck, Jigme Khesar Namgyel. "Ninth Madhavrao Scindia Memorial Lecture." 23 Dec. 2009, Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi. Address.

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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
  • Born: February 21, 1980
  • Nationality: Bhutanese
  • Profession: Statesman

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is Druk Gyalpo or "Dragon King" of the Kingdom of Bhutan. After his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated the throne in his favour, he became the monarch on 9 December 2006. A public coronation ceremony was held on 1 November 2008, a year that marked 100 years of monarchy in Bhutan.