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Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (born 25 April 1989) is the 11th Panchen Lama belonging to the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, as recognized and announced by the 14th Dalai Lama on 14 May 1995. Three days later on 17 May,

the six-year-old Panchen Lama was kidnapped and forcibly disappeared by the Chinese government,

after the State Council of the People's Republic of China failed in its efforts to install a substitute.

Since his kidnapping, the whereabouts of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima have been unknown. Chinese officials state that his whereabouts are kept undisclosed to protect him. Human rights organizations termed him the "youngest political prisoner in the world". No foreign party has been allowed to visit him.

As of 2024, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima has not been seen by any independent observer since his disappearance in 1995.