| Consort: | yes |
| Sangay Choden | |
| Succession: | Queen consort of Bhutan |
| Reign: | 1979 – 9 December 2006 |
| Reign-Type: | Tenure |
| Regent: | Dorji Wangmo Tshering Pem Tshering Yangdon |
| Reg-Type: | Co-queens consort |
| Full Name: | Sangay Choden Wangchuck[1] |
| Father: | Dasho Yab Ugyen Dorji |
| Mother: | Yum Thuiji Zam |
| Birth Date: | 1963 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nobgang, Punakha, Bhutan |
| Religion: | Buddhism |
| House: | Wangchuck (by marriage) |
Sangay Choden (born 11 May 1963) is one of the four wives and queens of Bhutanese king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who ruled in Bhutan from 1972 until his abdication in 2006. She is the Queen Mother (Gyalyum Kude) of Bhutan.
Her father, Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji (1925–2019), was the Founder and Proprietor of Ugyen Academy (03/04/2002).[2] Her mother is Yum Thuiji Zam (b. 1932).
She was educated at St. Joseph's Convent, Kalimpong, and St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.
Her three brothers are:[3]
Her five sisters are (three of them are the other Queen Mothers):
Sangay Choden was appointed the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Goodwill Ambassador in Bhutan in 1999.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
On 1 July 2011 she visited the Alhambra with her daughter, Princess Ashi Euphelma Choden Wangchuck.[7]
She had, with the former king, the following children:
| Name | Birth | Marriage | Issue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Dasho Khamsum Singye Wangchuck (Photo) | 6 October 1985 | |||
| Princess Ashi Euphelma Choden Wangchuck (Photo) | 6 June 1993 | 29 October 2020 | Dasho Thinley Norbu[8] | |
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