December 17: His Majesty the King conferred red scarves and the title of Dasho on three senior officials and a retired army doctor for dedicated service to the country today.
They are Dasho Sangay Khandu, Dasho Bharat Tamang, Dasho Chhewang Rinzin, and Dasho Dr. Tandin Dorji. Conferring the red scarf His Majesty said they should not think they are receiving more power. It should remind them of the extra responsibility they must assume.
Dasho Sangay Khandu, 54, is from Paro. He has a bachelors’ degree in business administration from the Knight’s Bridge University in the UK. He joined the civil service in 1976. Prior to his current appointment he served as the Director General of the then Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Dasho Bharat Tamang, 52, is from Dagana. He has a master’s degree in power system from the University of Missouri, US and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Karnataka, India.
He joined the civil service in 1984. Prior to his present appointment he served as the Energy Specialist with the Department of Energy.
Dasho Chhewang Rinzin, 48, is from Trashigang. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, USA. He joined the civil service in 1986. He became the Managing Director of Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) in 2008. Prior to that he served as the MD of Bhutan Power Corporation.
Dasho Dr. Tandin Dorji, 58, is from Paro. He graduated from the armed forces medical college in Pune. He took over as the Chief Medical Officer of the Royal Bhutan Army in 1979. As per the Royal Command he began attending to the Royal Family since 1980.
In 2005 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel and a year later he retired from the armed forces. Dasho Tandin Dorji is still working with the RBA on contract as per Royal Command.
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