Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (born 1981)

Princess Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (born 5 August 1981) is a princess of Bhutan. She is the daughter of the fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck. She is half-sister of the fifth King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

Princess Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck
Princess Sonam Dechan during her visit to Japan; 2022
Born (1981-08-05) 5 August 1981
Spouse
Dasho Phub W. Dorji
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(m. 2009)​
IssueDasho Jigje Singye Wangchuck
Dasho Vairochana Rinpoche Ngawang Jigme Jigten Wangchuck
HouseWangchuck
FatherJigme Singye Wangchuck
MotherDorji Wangmo
ReligionBuddhism

Biography

She was educated at Luntenzampa Middle Secondary School and Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut.

She has a degree in international relations from Stanford University (1999) and a masters in law from Harvard Law School (2007).[1] She has also clerked for the Royal High Court of Bhutan. She currently works at the Judiciary of the Kingdom of Bhutan as President of the Bhutan National Legal Institute (BNLI).

Marriage and children

She married a distant relative, Dasho Phub W. Dorji (born on 1 January 1980)[2] at the Motithang Palace on 5 April 2009. He is a son of Dasho Zepon Wangchuck, a former monk,[3] Chief Architect and project manager,[4] from Takchu Gompa, Haa, by his wife, Aum Ugyen Dolma, from Gaselo. Dasho Phub W. Dorji has a master's degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Economics from George Washington University. His thesis was "An Assessment of the Income and Education Determinants of Party Identification in the United States".[5] He topped the 2004 civil service examinations and currently works in the Finance Ministry.[6] He was a director of the Bank of Bhutan.[7][8]

They have two sons:[9]

Patronages
  • Board Member of the Tarayana Foundation (TF).[16]

Official visits

Titles and styles
Styles of
Princess Sonam Dechen Wangchuck
Reference styleHer Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleAshi

See also

References
  1. Emily Newburger, "In Bhutan, a constitution is in the offing. Will it raise the 'gross national happiness'?", Harvard Law Bulletin, Summer 2007.
  2. Nppf
  3. Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan
  4. Facebook
  5. "An Assessment of the Income and Education Determinants of Party Identification in the United States"
  6. "HRH Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuck marries Dasho Phub W. Dorji", Bhutan Broadcasting Service, 5 April 2009.
  7. "Bank of Bhutan". Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  8. DHI
  9. Facebook
  10. Happy Birthday
  11. First son
  12. Semana
  13. Facebook
  14. His page
  15. Two siblings
  16. Tarayana Foundation
  17. Getty Images
  18. Crown Prince meets Bhutan royals
  19. Of Rainbows and Clouds: The Life of Yab Ugyen Dorji As Told to His Daughter
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