His Majesty the King conferred Dakyen to the National Assembly Speaker Tshogpoen Jigme Tshultim at the Tashichhodzong yesterday.

His Majesty the King also conferred the orange scarf and Patang to Tshogpoen Jigme Tshultim. He was elected as the National Assembly speaker through a secret ballot on April 21.

Tshogpoen Jigme Tshultim graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Arts from St. Joseph’s College in Darjeeling, India in 1975. Later he pursued post graduate studies in Public Administration at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

Over a career spanning more than 30 years in the civil service, he has served as the Managing Director of the Tourism Corporation and as Dzongda in Paro, Samtse, and Monggar. He has also served as the Chief of Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador of Bhutan to Bangladesh.

He was the first senior government servant to resign to join politics. He was awarded the Red Scarf and title of Dasho in 1997 by His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo.

Following the ceremony, Tshogpoen Jigme Tshultim offered Ngyendhar in the Dukhang of the Tashichhodzong.
Source: BBS