Sonam_Dechen_Wangchuck_(born_1981)

Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (born 1981)

Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (born 1981)

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Princess 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 Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck. She is half-sister of the fifth King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

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Biography

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

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

Sonam is a Bhutanese name denoting merit, longevity and good fortune.

Marriage and children

She married a distant relative, Phub W. Dorji (born on 1 January 1980)[2] at the Motithang Palace on 5 April 2009. He is a son of Zepon Wangchuck, a former monk,[3] Chief Architect and project manager,[4] from Takchu Gompa, Haa, by his wife, Ugyen Dolma, from Gaselo. Phub W. Dorji has degrees from US universities, later working in the Finance Ministry.[5]

They have two sons:[4]

Patronages

  • Board Member of the Tarayana Foundation (TF).[11]
  • Honourable President of the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law (JSW Law) since 2010.[12]

Official visits

  • 24 October 2017 – Japan.[13]
  • 3 October 2022 – Japan.[14]

Titles and styles

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Emily Newburger, "In Bhutan, a constitution is in the offing. Will it raise the 'gross national happiness'?", Harvard Law Bulletin, Summer 2007.
  2. [2]
    "Nppf" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (June 18, 2006). Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan. Penguin Books India. ISBN 9780670999019 – via Google Books.
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    อย่างไม่เป็นทางการ: Princess Ashi Deyang Gaki Namgyal Wangchuck. "HRH Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck". Facebook.
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    "HRH Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck marries Dasho Phub W. Dorji", Bhutan Broadcasting Service, 5 April 2009.
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    Wangchuck, Sonam Dechan (December 1, 2020). "The one whose heart ❣️is filled with love and good, sees only beauty ☀️ ✨Jigje, December 3, 2020 ✨ Happy 11th ☀️". Facebook.
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    His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (December 19, 2016). "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.
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    "La princesa más desconocida y sorprendente de Bután". Semana. October 24, 2017.
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    "HRH Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck". es-la.facebook.com.
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    "Log in or sign up to view". m.facebook.com.
  11. [11]
    "25th Board Meeting (2nd August)". Tarayana Foundation. August 10, 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  12. [12]
    "About". Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law. Archived from the original on Oct 22, 2023.
  13. [13]
    "Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck Of Bhutan Visits Japan". Getty Images.
  14. [14]
    "Crown Prince meets Bhutan royals". The Yomiuri Shimbun. October 4, 2022.
  15. [15]
    Yab Ugyen Dorji; Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (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.
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