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Princess Ashi Sonam Dechen
Born (1981-08-05) 5 August 1981 (age 43)
Spouse
Dasho Phub W. Dorji
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(m. 2009)​
IssueDasho Jigje Singye Wangchuck
Dasho Truelku Varotsana Jigten Wangchuck
HouseWangchuck
FatherJigme Singye Wangchuck
MotherDorji Wangmo
ReligionBuddhism

Princess Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (born August 5, 1981) is a princess of Bhutan. She is the daughter of the 4th King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck and half-sister of the 5th King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. She has a degree in international relations from Stanford University and a masters in law from Harvard Law School.[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.

Marriage and children

She married Dasho Phub W. Dorji at the Motithang Palace on 5 April 2009. He is a son of Dasho Zepon Wangchuck, Chief Architect and project manager,[2] 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".[3] He topped the 2004 civil service examinations and currently works in the Finance Ministry.[4] He is a director of the Bank of Bhutan.[5]

They have two sons:[6]

  • Dasho Jigje Singye Wangchuck.
  • Dasho Truelku Varotsana Jigten Wangchuck.

Patronages

  • Board Member of the Tarayana Foundation.[7]
  • President of the BNLI & JSW School of Law.[8]

Titles, styles, and honours

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

Titles and styles

Honours

National honours

  •  Bhutan :
    • Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Jigme Singye (02/06/1999).[9]
    • King Jigme Khesar Investiture Medal (06/11/2008).[10]

Foreign honours

Ancestry

Family of Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (born 1981)
16. Ugyen Wangchuck
8. Jigme Wangchuck
17. Tsundue Pema Lhamo
4. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
18. Jamyang, Chumed Zhalgno, of the Tamzhing Choji family
9. Phuntsho Choden
19. Decho Dorji
2. Jigme Singye Wangchuck
20. Raja Ugyen Dorji
10. Raja Sonam Tobgye Dorji
5. Kesang Choden
22. Maharaja Sir Thutob Namgyal of Sikkim
11. Rani Mayum Chonying Wangmo Dorji
23. Yeshay Dolma
1. Sonam Dechen Wangchuck
24. Kuenga Gyeltshen
12. Sangay Tenzin
25. Ngodrup Pem
6. Yab Ugyen Dorji
26. Gyeltshen Dorji, 5th Sersang Lang
13. Dorji Om
27. Abi Yum Yangchen Droelma
3. Dorji Wangmo
14. Lopen Duba
7. Yum Thuiji Zam
15. Ugay Dem

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. ^ Facebook
  3. ^ "An Assessment of the Income and Education Determinants of Party Identification in the United States"
  4. ^ "HRH Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuck marries Dasho Phub W. Dorji", Bhutan Broadcasting Service, 5 April 2009.
  5. ^ Bank of Bhutan
  6. ^ Facebook
  7. ^ Tarayana Foundation
  8. ^ Facebook
  9. ^ Royal Ark
  10. ^ Royal Ark
  11. ^ Royal Ark
  12. ^ Royal Ark
Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (born 1981)
Born: 5 August 1981
Bhutanese royalty
Preceded by
Jamyang Singye Wangchuck
 Line of succession to the Bhutanese throne
9th position 		Succeeded by


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