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Dorji Wangmo
Queen consort of Bhutan
Tenure	1979 – 9 December 2006
Co-queens consort	Tshering Pem Tshering Yangdon Sangay Choden
Born	(1955-06-10) 10 June 1955 (age 69) Nobgang, Punakha, Bhutan
Spouse	Jigme Singye Wangchuck ​ ​(m. 1979)​
Issue	Sonam Dechen Wangchuck Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck
Names Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck
House	Wangchuck (by marriage)
Father	Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji
Mother	Yum Thuji Zam
Religion	Vajrayana Buddhism

Bhutanese royal family
The Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) The Druk Gyaltsuen (Dragon Queen) The Druk Gyalsey (Dragon Prince) Prince Jigme Ugyen Princess Sonam Yangden The Fourth Druk Gyalpo Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Princess Sonam Dechen Prince Jigyel Ugyen Queen Mother Tshering Pem Princess Chimi Yangzom Princess Kesang Choden Prince Ugyen Jigme Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon Princess Dechen Yangzom Prince Jigme Dorji Queen Mother Sangay Choden Prince Khamsum Singye Princess Euphelma Choden
Family of the Third Druk Gyalpo (deceased)The Queen Grandmother Princess Sonam Choden Princess Dechen Wangmo Princess Pema Lhaden Princess Kesang Wangmo
Family of the Second Druk Gyalpo (deceased) Princess Choki Wangmo Prince Namgyel Princess Deki Yangzom Princess Pema Choden
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Dorji Wangmo (Dzongkha: རྡོ་རྗེ་དབང་མོ་དབང་ཕྱུག་; Wylie: Rdo-rje Dbang-mo Dbang-phyug; born 10 June 1955) is the Queen Mother (Gyalyum Kude) of Bhutan, and first wife of former king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who is married to four sisters all of whom were entitled to be called queen.

Biography

Her father, Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji (1925–2019), was the Founder and Proprietor of Ugyen Academy (03/04/2002). Her mother is Yum Thuiji Zam (b. 1932).

Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck is the first wife of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth King of Bhutan.

She was educated at St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.

She is the mother of Princess Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck and Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck.

Activities

The Queen Mother has sponsored and edited a number of books on poetry and essays on national issues. She is the author of Of Rainbows and Clouds a story of Dasho Yab Ugyen Dorji (the Queen’s Father). Her second book, Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan, is a blend of personal memoir, history, folklore and travelogue. Her third book, Dochula: A Spiritual Abode in Bhutan, is a documentation of the Druk Wangyel Complex consisting of the Lungchutse Lhakhang, 108 Druk Wangyel Stupas, the Druk Wangyel Lhakhang and the Druk Wangyel Tshechu.

She was honoured with the Pope Francis Charity and Leadership Award at a ceremony, in recognition of the work done by Her Majesty’s Tarayana Foundation under her leadership.

Children

She had, with the former king, the following children:

Selected works

• Of Rainbows and Clouds: The Life of Yab Ugyen Dorji as told to His Daughter (1998).
• Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan (2006).
• Dochula: A Spiritual Abode in Bhutan (2015).

Patronages

• Chief Patron to Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MOAF) since 1999.
• Chief Patron of “Bhutan Echoes: Drukyul's Arts & Literature Festival”.
• Honorary President of Sherubtse College since 2000.
• President and Founder of the Tarayana Foundation (TF) since 2003.
• Patron of the Folk Heritage Museum (FHM) since 2001.

Honours

•  United States :
  • Caritas in Veritate International: Pope Francis Award for Charity & Leadership (22 October 2016).

References

1. "Monarchy and Royal family of Bhutan". Bhutan News Online. Archived from the original on 11 August 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
2. "Bhutan crowns the new King". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
3. "Ugyen Academy". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
4. Dorji, Yab Ugyen; Bhutan), Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (Consort of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of (1999). Of Rainbows and Clouds: The Life of Yab Ugyen Dorji as Told to His Daughter. Serindia Publications, Inc. ISBN 978-0-906026-49-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. Bhutan), Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (Consort of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of (2006). Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-670-99901-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. Dochula: A Spiritual Abode in Bhutan
7. "Queen Mother of Bhutan receives international award for charitable accomplishments". Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
8. Bhutan Majestic Travel Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine, Wedding news
9. Happy Birthday
10. "His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck - HRH Princess Kesang Choden's son SH Jamgyel Singye (left) and HRH Princess Sonam Dechan's son, SH Jigje Singye, with popular Bhutanese comedians, at Tangsibji, Trongsa. | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
11. Facebook
12. Dorji, Yab Ugyen; Bhutan), Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (Consort of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of (1999). Of Rainbows and Clouds: The Life of Yab Ugyen Dorji as Told to His Daughter. Serindia Publications, Inc. ISBN 978-0-906026-49-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
13. Bhutan), Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (Consort of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of (2006). Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-670-99901-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
14. "Dochula: A Spiritual Abode in Bhutan". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
15. "Tarayana Foundation". Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
16. "Tarayana Foundation". Archived from the original on 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

Notes

1. Women in Bhutan retain their names upon marriage.

• 1955 births
• Living people
• Bhutanese royal consorts
• 20th-century women writers
• 20th-century writers
• 21st-century women writers
• Bhutanese queen mothers
• Wangchuck dynasty