Kinley Dorji

For the Bhutanese footballer, see Kinley Dorji (footballer).
Dasho Kinley Dorji inspecting an OLPC XO-1

Dasho Kinley Dorji (Dzongkha: ཕྲིན་ལས་རྡོ་རྗེ་; Wylie: Phrin-las Rdo-rje) is the secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications in Bhutan. His former post was as Managing Director and Editor in Chief of Kuensel, Bhutan's national newspaper.[1]

He has been a strong proponent of Gross National Happiness (GNH) as an alternative for Human Development.[2] He currently lives in Thimphu with his three children and wife. He graduated from Mitchell College in New South Wales, Australia, and the Journalism school of Columbia University.

References

  1. Denyer, Simon (24 March 2008). "Tibet trauma set Bhutan on long march to democracy". Reuters. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. "Bhutan and Gross National Happiness (GNH)". The Japan Foundation E-mail Magazine. The Japan Foundation. 29 October 2004. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2012.



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