Tshering Pem

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Father Yab Ugyen Dorji Predecessor Kesang Choden Name Tshering Pem		Religion Buddhism Mother Yum Thuiji Zam


Born 29 December 1957 (age 66) Nobgang, Punakha, Bhutan ( 1957-12-29 ) Issue Chimi Yangzom WangchuckKesang Choden WangchuckUgyen Jigme Wangchuck Role Jigme Singye Wangchuck's wife Spouse Jigme Singye Wangchuck (m. 1979) Children Kesang Choden Wangchuck, Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck, Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck Parents Yum Thuiji Zam, Yab Ugyen Dorji Similar People Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck, Kesang Choden Wangchuck, Tshering Yangdon, Sangay Choden

Queen Mother Tshering Pem is one of the four wives and queens of Bhutanese king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who ruled until his abdication in 2006.

Biography

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

She was educated at St. Joseph's Convent, Kalimpong, and St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.

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

Princess Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck.

Princess Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck.

Co-Chairman of the Bhutan Foundation.

President of the Bhutan Youth Development Foundation (YDF).

Bhutan :

Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Jigme Singye (02/06/1999).

King Jigme Khesar Investiture Medal (06/11/2008).

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