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Jigme Dorji
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Jigme Dorji

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Dasho Jigme Palden Dorji (14 December 1919 – 6 April 1964) was a Bhutanese politician and member of the Dorji family. By marriage, he was also a member of the House of Wangchuck.

The brother-in-law of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Dorji was close to his kinsman and accompanied the future king when he lived in the United Kingdom in 1950.

Appointed Chief Minister (Gongzim) in 1952, he became the first man to hold the title Prime Minister of Bhutan (Lyonchen). This followed the upgrading of the old position in 1958 as part of a wider series of reforms by Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. As brother-in-law of the Dragon King of Bhutan Dorji helped to drive the king's modernisation policies. However his reforms antagonised both the military and the religious institutions leading to a corporal in the army assassinating him in April 1964. Namgyal Bahadur, head of the Royal Bhutan Army, was amongst those executed for the murder plot.

Honours

  • King Mahendra Investiture Medal (Kingdom of Nepal, 2 May 1956).

Ancestry

16. Pala Gyeltshen
16. Pala Gyeltshen
8. Sherpa Puchung, Dzongpon
17. a Lady from Tsento, Paro
4. Raja Ugyen Dorji
9. Tsherim, a Lady from Tsento, Paro
2. Raja Sonam Tobgye Dorji
1. Jigme Palden Dorji
24. Tenzing Namgyal, 6th Maharaja of Sikkim
12. Tsugphud Namgyal, 7th Maharaja of Sikkim
25. Anyo Karwang
6. Sir Thutob Namgyal, 9th Maharaja of Sikkim
13. Maharani Menchi
3. Rani Mayum Chonying Wangmo Dorji
14. Shiafe Uthok, of the Lhading House of Lhasa
7. Yeshay Dolma
16. Pala Gyeltshen
8. Sherpa Puchung, Dzongpon
17. a Lady from Tsento, Paro
4. Raja Ugyen Dorji
9. Tsherim, a Lady from Tsento, Paro
2. Raja Sonam Tobgye Dorji
1. Jigme Palden Dorji
24. Tenzing Namgyal, 6th Maharaja of Sikkim
12. Tsugphud Namgyal, 7th Maharaja of Sikkim
25. Anyo Karwang
6. Sir Thutob Namgyal, 9th Maharaja of Sikkim
13. Maharani Menchi
3. Rani Mayum Chonying Wangmo Dorji
14. Shiafe Uthok, of the Lhading House of Lhasa
7. Yeshay Dolma
8. Sherpa Puchung, Dzongpon
17. a Lady from Tsento, Paro
4. Raja Ugyen Dorji
9. Tsherim, a Lady from Tsento, Paro
2. Raja Sonam Tobgye Dorji
1. Jigme Palden Dorji
24. Tenzing Namgyal, 6th Maharaja of Sikkim
12. Tsugphud Namgyal, 7th Maharaja of Sikkim
25. Anyo Karwang
6. Sir Thutob Namgyal, 9th Maharaja of Sikkim
13. Maharani Menchi
3. Rani Mayum Chonying Wangmo Dorji
14. Shiafe Uthok, of the Lhading House of Lhasa
7. Yeshay Dolma
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