Kinley Dorji

For the Bhutanese footballer, see Kinley Dorji (footballer).
Dasho Kinley Dorji inspecting an OLPC XO-1

Dasho Kinley Dorji (Dzongkha: ཕྲིན་ལས་རྡོ་རྗེ་; Wylie: Phrin-las Rdo-rje) is the secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications in Bhutan. His former post was as Managing Director and Editor in Chief of Kuensel, Bhutan's national newspaper.[1]

He has been a strong proponent of Gross National Happiness (GNH) as an alternative for Human Development.[2] He currently lives in Thimphu with his three children and wife. He graduated from Mitchell College in New South Wales, Australia, and the Journalism school of Columbia University.

References

  1. ↑ Denyer, Simon (24 March 2008). "Tibet trauma set Bhutan on long march to democracy". Reuters. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Bhutan and Gross National Happiness (GNH)". The Japan Foundation E-mail Magazine. The Japan Foundation. 29 October 2004. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2012.



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