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 Dechen Wangchuck
Princess Sonam Dechen 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 Vairotsana 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:[4]

Patronages
  • Board Member of the Tarayana Foundation (TF).[14]
  • Honourable President of the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law (JSW Law) since 2010.[15]

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" (PDF).
  3. Bhutan), Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (Consort of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of (June 18, 2006). Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan. Penguin Books India. ISBN 9780670999019 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  5. ""An Assessment of the Income and Education Determinants of Party Identification in the United States"" (PDF).
  6. "HRH Ashi Sonam Dechan 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. "The page you were looking for doesn't exist (404)". www.dhi.bt.
  9. "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  10. "His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck - HRH Princess Kesang Choden's son SH Jamgyel Singye (left) and HRH Princess Sonam Dechan's son, SH Jigje Singye, with popular Bhutanese comedians, at Tangsibji, Trongsa. | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  11. "La princesa más desconocida y sorprendente de Bután". Semana. October 24, 2017.
  12. "HRH Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck". es-la.facebook.com.
  13. "Log in or sign up to view". m.facebook.com.
  14. "Tarayana Foundation". Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  15. About The Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law
  16. "Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck Of Bhutan Visits Japan. Fotografías e imágenes de stock - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.es.
  17. Shimbun, The Yomiuri (October 4, 2022). "Crown Prince meets Bhutan royals". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp.
  18. Dorji, Yab Ugyen; Bhutan), Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (Consort of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of (June 18, 1999). Of Rainbows and Clouds: The Life of Yab Ugyen Dorji as Told to His Daughter. Serindia Publications, Inc. ISBN 9780906026496 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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