Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (born 1981)
| Princess Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck | |
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| Born | 5 August 1981 |
| Spouse | Dasho Phub W. Dorji
(m. 2009) |
| Issue | Dasho Jigje Singye Wangchuck Dasho Vairochana Rinpoche Ngawang Jigme Jigten Wangchuck |
| House | Wangchuck |
| Father | Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
| Mother | Dorji Wangmo |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Bhutanese royal family |
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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.
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]
- Dasho Jigje Singye Wangchuck (born on 3 December 2009).[10][11][12][13]
- Dasho Jigme Jigten Wangchuck, Tulku Vairotsana (born on 23 August 2013). Recognized by the 70th Je Khenpo, Jigme Choedra, as the reincarnation of the Great Lotsawa (The Translator) Vairotsana.[14][15]
Patronages[]
- Board Member of the Tarayana Foundation (TF).[16]
Official visits[]
Titles and styles[]
| Styles of Princess Sonam Dechen Wangchuck | |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ashi |
- 5 August 1981 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuck.[18]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Emily Newburger, "In Bhutan, a constitution is in the offing. Will it raise the 'gross national happiness'?", Harvard Law Bulletin, Summer 2007.
- ^ Nppf
- ^ Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan
- ^ "An Assessment of the Income and Education Determinants of Party Identification in the United States"
- ^ "HRH Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuck marries Dasho Phub W. Dorji", Bhutan Broadcasting Service, 5 April 2009.
- ^ "Bank of Bhutan". Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ DHI
- ^ Happy Birthday
- ^ First son
- ^ Semana
- ^ His page
- ^ Two siblings
- ^ Tarayana Foundation
- ^ Getty Images
- ^ Of Rainbows and Clouds: The Life of Yab Ugyen Dorji As Told to His Daughter
External links[]
- The world's most eligible princesses, Princess Sonam of Bhutan (photo)
- Her marriage
- Top Ten Desired Single Princesses Worldwide, among them : Princess Sonam of Bhutan (photo)
- An interview
- Bhutanese monarchy
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Stanford University alumni
- Living people
- 1981 births
- Georgetown University alumni
- George Washington University School of Business alumni
- Wangchuck dynasty
- Choate Rosemary Hall alumni