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Raja Sonam Topgay Dorji

Also Known As: "Sonam Tobgye Dorji"
Birthdate:
Death: September 1953 (56-57)
Bhutan House, Kalimpong, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
Immediate Family:

Son of Ugyen Dorji
Husband of Mayeum Choying Wangmo Dorji
Father of Jigme Palden Dorji; Private; Private; Kesang Choden; Ugyen Dorji and 1 other

Occupation: Chief Minister of Bhutan
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About Sonam Topgay Dorji

Sir Raja Sonam Topgay Dorji (CIE) (Dzongkha:སྟོབས་རྒྱས་རྡོ་རྗེ་; Wylie transliteration: Stobs-rgyas Rdo-rje) (1896–1953), also called Tobgay, was a member of the Dorji family and Bhutanese politician who served between 1917 and 1952 in the Royal Government under the First and Second Kings of Bhutan. During this period, Topgay Dorji officially held the posts of Gongzim (Chief Minister), Deb Zimpon (Chief Secretary), and Trade Agent to the Government of Bhutan. As such, Topgay Dorji was responsible for fostering Anglo-Bhutanese relations, and later, Bhutan–India relations. Topgay's ties with the west and modernist political factions contributed significantly to the modern political landscape and modernization of Bhutan.

Topgay Dorji inherited his positions from his father, Kazi Ugyen Dorji, who was instrumental in advising Ugyen Wangchuck before and after he became the First King of Bhutan. Topgay Dorji lived, worked, and died at Bhutan House, the Dorji's estate in Kalimpong, India, the traditional administrative center of southern Bhutan.

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Sonam Topgay Dorji's Timeline

1896
1896
1919
December 14, 1919
Bhutan House, Kalimpong, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
1930
May 21, 1930
Bhutan House, Kalimpong, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
1933
1933
Bhutan House, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
1935
October 6, 1935
Bhutan House, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
1953
September 1953
Age 57
Bhutan House, Kalimpong, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India