Wangchuk Namgyal

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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]

Wangchuk Tenzing Namgyal
Head of the royal house of Sikkim
Tenure29 January 1982 – present
PredecessorPalden Thondup Namgyal
Born (1953-04-01) 1 April 1953 (age 72)
Gangtok, Kingdom of Sikkim
DynastyNamgyal
FatherPalden Thondup Namgyal
MotherSamyo Kushoe Sangideki
ReligionBuddhism

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  1. Trehan, Madhu. "India has a lot to gain by Sikkimese independence: Wangchuk Namgyal". India Today.

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Wangchuk Namgyal
Born: 1 April 1953
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Palden Thondup Namgyal
— TITULAR —
Chogyal of Sikkim
29 January 1982 – present
Incumbent