Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the fifth and current
Bhutan Dragon King and head of the
Wangchuck dynasty. He became king on 14 December 2006, and was officially crowned on 6 November 2008. The young king began his unusual reign overseeing the
democratization of
Bhutan, stating that the responsibility for this generation of Bhutanese was to ensure the success of democracy.Photo credit: Royal family of Bhutan