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Mayeum Choying Wangmo Dorji

Mayeum Choying Wangmo Dorji
Mayeum Choying Wangmo Dorji and the king Jigme Singye Wangchuck (her grandson)
Born1897
Died (aged 97)
Spouse(s)Gonzim Sonam Topgay Dorji
(m. 1918–1953; his death)
Children5
Parent(s)Chogyal Thutob Namgyal (father)
Yeshay Dolma (mother)

Rani Mayeum Choying Wangmo Dorji (Dzongkha: མ་ཡུམ་ཆོས་དབྱིངས་དབང་མོ་རྡོ་རྗེ, Wylie: ma-yum chos-dbyings dbang-mo rdo-rje) was the mother of Queen Grandmother Ashi Kesang Choden of Bhutan.[1] She was Choying Wangmo Dorji by her marriage.[citation needed] She is best known for designing the Flag of Bhutan. She died in 1994.[2]

  1. ^ Genealogy
  2. ^ "National Symbols". Department of Information Technology. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2010.

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