Jetsun Pema

This article is about the Queen of Bhutan. For the sister of the Dalai Lama, see Jetsun Pema (born 1940).
This name uses Bhutanese naming customs. Bhutanese people have one or two given names, neither of which is a surname or family name unless they are descended from royal or noble lineages.

Jetsun Pema
Jetsun Pema in 2023
Queen consort of Bhutan
Tenure13 October 2011 – present
Coronation13 October 2011
BornJetsun Pema
(1990-06-04) 4 June 1990
Thimphu, Bhutan
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Issue
DynastyWangchuck (by marriage)
FatherDhondup Gyaltshen
MotherSonam Choki
ReligionDrukpa Kagyu

Jetsun Pema (Dzongkha: རྗེ་བཙུན་པདྨ་; Wylie: rje btsun padma, born on 4 June 1990) is Queen of Bhutan as the wife of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck since their marriage on 13 October 2011. She is currently the youngest queen consort in the world. She and the King have three children: Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, the heir apparent to the Bhutanese throne; Prince Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck; and Princess Sonam Yangden Wangchuck.


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