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King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan

26 minutes | Sunday, 9 March 2025

Nestled in between India and China is the Kingdom of Bhutan, one of the world’s newest monarchies.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the country’s fifth king and when he became head of state in 2006 he was the world’s youngest monarch. The King oversees a nation that measures its success with happiness of a population and is being credited with innovative ways to ensure younger people don’t emigrate. Guests:Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of BhutanHosted by Daniel RosneyOur email is: itsreigningmenpod@gmail.com------------------Thanks for listening to It’s Reigning Men - a brand new podcast about royalty, royal families, and monarchs of the world. If you enjoyed it, please tell your friends who also might be interested in Kings, Queens, power and palaces.It would be great if you could subscribe so more episodes appear in your feed as soon as they’re ready.Find us on social media to Direct Message us on all the usual apps. Just search ‘It’s Reigning Men’. We're more than happy to take suggestions for a topic to be explored or to answer any questions about monarchies or specific members of royal families.There’s also a weekly newsletter on Substack too: https://itsreigningmen.substack.com/Speak soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan
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