Sangay Choden

Queen Mother Sangay Choden

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

Full name
Sangay Choden Wangchuck

Father

Yab Ugyen Dorji

Mother

Yum Thuiji Zam

Religion

Buddhism

This name uses Bhutanese naming customs. Bhutanese people have two given names, neither of which is a surname or family name unless they are descended from royal or noble lineages.

Bhutanese Royal Family

HM The Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) HM The Druk Gyaltsuen (Dragon Queen) HRH The Gyalsey HM The Fourth Druk Gyalpo HM Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo HRH Princess Sonam Dechan HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen HM Queen Mother Tshering Pem HRH Princess Chimi Yangzom HRH Princess Kesang Choden HRH Prince Ugyen Jigme HM Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon HRH Princess Dechen Yangzom HRH Prince Jigme Dorji HM Queen Mother Sangay Choden HRH Prince Khamsum Singye HRH Princess Euphelma Choden
Family of the Third Druk Gyalpo (deceased) HM The Queen Grandmother HRH Princess Sonam Choden HRH Princess Dechen Wangmo HRH Princess Pema Lhaden Pem Pem HRH Princess Kesang Wangmo
Family of the Second Druk Gyalpo (deceased) HM Phuntsho Choden (deceased) HM Pema Dechen (deceased) HRH Prince Namgyel Wangchuck HRH Princess Choki Ongmo Wangchuck HRH Princess Deki Yangzom Wangchuck HRH Princess Pema Choden Wangchuck

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

She was educated at St. Joseph's Convent, Kalimpong, and St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.

The other three wives and queens, all Sangay Choden's sisters, are:

HM Dorji Wangmo.
HM Tshering Yangdon, mother of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
HM Tshering Pem.

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).

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.^[1]

Patronages

Royal Patron of the Bhutan Textile Museum.
Chairman of the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan.

Honours

National honours

Bhutan :
- Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Jigme Singye (02/06/1999).
- King Jigme Khesar Investiture Medal (06/11/2008).^[2]

References

↑ "Textile Museum in Thimphu - Preserving and promoting a national heritage". KUENSEL News Paper, Thimpu. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
↑ Royal Ark

External links

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Bhutanese royalty
Sangay Choden House of Wangchuck Born: 11 May 1963
Preceded by Kesang Choden	Queen Mother of Bhutan 2006–present	Incumbent

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