{"id":874,"date":"2024-06-07T10:10:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T10:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/?p=874"},"modified":"2024-08-09T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T10:56:51","slug":"dr-lobsang-sangay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/index.php\/2024\/06\/07\/dr-lobsang-sangay\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Lobsang Sangay"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-hwrapper valign_top align_left\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Dr. Lobsang Sangay<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Lobsang Sangay grew up in a Tibetan settlement and attended Central School for Tibetans in Darjeeling. He earned a B.A. (Honors) and LLB from Delhi University and was elected as the youngest executive member of the Tibetan Youth Congress in 1992. As a Fulbright Scholar, he obtained a Master&#8217;s Degree and a Doctorate in Law from Harvard Law School, becoming the first Tibetan to do so. He is an expert on International Law, Democratic Constitutionalism, and Conflict Resolution and has organized major conferences among scholars.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, Sangay was elected as the 3rd Kalon Tripa of the Central Tibetan Administration. During his swearing-in ceremony, the Dalai Lama transferred political leadership to him, fulfilling a long-cherished goal. In 2012, the Tibetan Parliament approved changing the title of Kalon Tripa to Sikyong. Sangay has continued to contribute to the Tibetan government and its people through his academic and political work.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_71ef4643 align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/201121-lobsang-sangay-tibet.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_71ef4643 has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:66.6667%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CTA-President-Dr.-Lobsang-Sangay.-photo-DIIR-CTA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. Lobsang Sangay Dr. Lobsang Sangay grew up in a Tibetan settlement and attended Central School for Tibetans in Darjeeling. He earned a B.A. (Honors) and LLB from Delhi University and was elected as the youngest executive member of the Tibetan Youth Congress in 1992. 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