Born: 1935, Taktser, Amdo, Tibet

Birth Name:  Lhamo Dhondup 

Roles: 

• 14^th Dalai Lama: 1940 – present
• Head of the Ganden Phodrang: 1959–2012
• Director, Preparatory Committee for Tibet Autonomous Region: 1956–59
• 1st, 2nd Vice Chairman, National People's Congress: 1954–64
• Honourary President, Buddhist Association of China, 1953-57