Wangchuk Namgyal
| Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal | |
|---|---|
| Head of the royal house of Sikkim | |
| Tenure | 29 January 1982 – present |
| Predecessor | Palden Thondup Namgyal |
| Born | 1 April 1953 Gangtok, Kingdom of Sikkim |
| Dynasty | Namgyal |
| Father | Palden Thondup Namgyal |
| Mother | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Chogyal Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal (Sikkimese: དབང་ཕྱུག་བསྟན་འཛིན་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་; Wylie: dbang-phyug bstan-'dzin rnam-rgyal) (born 1 April 1953) is the second son of Palden Thondup Namgyal, the last sovereign king of Sikkim. Educated at Harrow, he is also the present heir of the Namgyal dynasty and claimant to the Sikkim throne.[1]
Honours[]
Sikkim:
Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal Coronation Medal (4 April 1965).[citation needed]
Ancestry[]
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References[]
- ^ Trehan, Madhu. "India has a lot to gain by Sikkimese independence: Wangchuk Namgyal". India Today.
External links[]
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- People educated at Harrow School
- Pretenders to the throne of Sikkim
- Monarchs of Sikkim
- Indian exiles
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