BORN
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

Date

2nd May 1929

Time

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Bhutan
97 Years ago

Padma Vibhushan

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck a Bhutan monarch, social reformer, diplomat.

Father of modern Bhutan. 3rd Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan. First non-Indian to receive the Padma Vibhushan. He abolished serfdom and capital punishment, and introduced land reforms that transformed indentured laborers into tenants and sharecroppers.