Pic: During Childhood in the 1990s
To keep his writing alive, Dorji Khandu went on to write and contribute articles for Bhutan Observer and was awarded the 2007 Contributor of the Year by Bhutan Observer.
Dorji Khandu is the recipient of the prestigious Trongsa Penlop Scholarship of His Majesty the King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk to Rangsit University, from where he earned bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering in 2012.
While in Thailand Dorji Khandu led the Trongsa Penlop Scholarship as the Coordinator, which strengthened the relationship between Bhutanese students in Rangsit faculty. As to enhancing engineering culture, which is by far different from what we have in Bhutan, he also interned at Pradubwong Co. LTD in Bangkok and received the Certificate in Recognition of Outstanding Accomplishments and Contributions as an intern.
Dorji Khandu went on to form the editorial team for Trongsa Penlop Scholarship Annual Alumni Magazine in 2012 and is an active alumnus as well.
After returning to Bhutan, he joined politics in 2013 as a National Assembly Candidate for Khatoed Laya Constituency of Gasa District.
Dorji Khandu worked as a Civil Engineer with S.T. Construction & Machinery Hiring at Paro before he pursued a Master of Engineering Degree in Water Resources Engineering and Management from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka under the South Asia Foundation Scholarship.
After the successful completion of his second degree in 2015, Dorji worked as a Project Engineer with Bhutan Engineering Company Limited for about a year, where he was responsible for planning and coordinating the technical and management aspects of projects, as well as monitoring the budget for the company.
Triggered by optimism and creativity, Dorji is a passionate businessperson; former CEO of Dragon Herbs, and Project Engineer at Dragon Engineering & Construction.
Being a premier ray of hope representing a highland community and, perhaps as the first technical graduate, he has achieved his dreams of becoming a people’s representative in the 2018 National Council Election. Thus, Dorji was the former Member of Parliament at the National Council of Bhutan representing Gasa Dzongkhag (District) from 2018-2023. He aspires to serve with obedience and humility in the service of Tsa-Wa-Sum (King, Country, and the People).