Sangay Choden

Sangay Choden (, , born 11 May 1963) is one of the four wives and queens of the 4th king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who ruled in Bhutan from 1972 until his abdication in 2006. She is the Queen Mother (Gyalyum Kude) of Bhutan.

Biography Her father, Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji (1925–2019), was the Founder and Proprietor of Ugyen Academy (UA) (03/04/2002). Her mother is Yum Thuiji Zam (b. 1932). Yum Thuiji Zam Charity School in Thimphu District is named after her.

She was educated at St. Joseph's Convent, Kalimpong, and St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.

Her three brothers are:

Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup (b. 1953), former Prime Minister of Bhutan. Dasho Ugyen Tsechup (b. 1964). Dasho Topgay (b. 1966).

Her five sisters are (three of them are the other Queen Mothers):

Sangay Choden is particularly interested in promoting the arts in Bhutan and advocating the country's rich cultural heritage. She is the patron of the Bhutan Textile Museum in Thimphu which she helped establish in 2001.

Her Majesty also established the Tara Lhadron Zhingkham Lhakhang, a temple dedicated to the 21 Taras located in the historically and spiritually significant temple grounds of Parigzampa Astrology School in Dechencholing, Thimphu.

On 1 July 2011 she visited the Alhambra with her daughter, Princess Ashi Euphelma Choden Wangchuck.

Children She had, with the former king, the following children: Name BirthMarriage IssuePrince DashoKhamsum Singye Wangchuck (Photo ) Princess AshiEuphelma Choden Wangchuck (Photo) 29 October 2020 Dasho Thinley Norbu

Patronages Royal Patron of the Bhutan Textile Museum. Chairman of the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan (RTAB). Founder and President of RENEW (Respect, Educate, Nurture and Empower Women) since 2004. Goodwill Ambassador for UNFPA since 1999. President of the Gyalyum (Queen Mother) Charitable Trust.

Honours United Nations Population Award (Individual Category, 10 December 2020).