About Tashi Zangmo
Born 1963. Tashi Zangmo is an activist.
Tashi Zangmo (born 1963) is a Bhutanese activist who has been an Executive director for the Bhutan Nuns Foundation (BNF), since 2009.
Early life and career Zangmo was born on 1963 in Wamrong, Bhutan. She was the first girl from her village and house to go to school.
She earned academic degrees from India and United States. She received her Buddhology degree from Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS), Varanasi and BA degree in Development studies from Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts. Later she received her master's degree and PhD from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. After studies, she came back Bhutan and became an Executive director for the Bhutan Nuns Foundation. BNF was founded in 2009 under the patronage of Tshering Yangdon.
In 2018 she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.
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Who is Tashi Zangmo?
Executive director for the Bhutan Nuns Foundation, Bhutan
When was Tashi Zangmo born?
Tashi Zangmo was born in 1963 in Wamrong.
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Tashi Zangmo is an activist.
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Tashi Zangmo's recorded nationality: Bhutan.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tashi Zangmo. https://biography.guide/tashi-zangmo/
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