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King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck: Head of state, Bhutan

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the head of state of Bhutan, listed by the United Nations as “King of Bhutan”.

Posts held

• King of Bhutan (head of state), Bhutan. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck sits in the ladder of power

As head of state, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Bhutan (regions, cities).

Above that, Bhutan is a member of:

• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Bhutan

• Tshering Tobgay Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan, Bhutan
• Dina Nath Dhungyel Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Kingdom of Bhutan, Bhutan

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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