Sonam Dechan Wangchuck

Princess Ashi Sonam Dechan
Born	5 August 1981
Spouse	Dasho Phub W. Dorji (m. 2009)
House	Wangchuck
Father	Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Mother	Dorji Wangmo
Religion	Buddhism

Princess Ashi Sonam Dechan 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

She married Dasho Phub W. Dorji at the Mothithang Palace on 5 April 2009. 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. He topped the 2004 civil service examinations and currently works in the Finance Ministry.^[2]

Titles, styles, and honours

Styles of Princess Sonam Dechen Wangchuck
Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Ashi

Titles and styles

• 5 August 1981 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck.

Honours

National honours

•  Bhutan:
  • Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Jigme Singye (02/06/1999).^[3]
  • King Jigme Khesar Investiture Medal (06/11/2008).^[4]

Foreign honours

•  Tonga :
  • King George Tupou V Coronation Medal (31/07/2008).^[5]
  • Dame Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Order of the Crown of Tonga.^[6]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Sonam Dechan Wangchuck

16. Ugyen Wangchuck               8. Jigme Wangchuck                       17. Tsundue Lhamo Kurto Khoma Chukmo               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 Dechan Wangchuck                                         24. Nob Gyeltshen, of Gaselo               12. Kuenga Gyeltshen                       25. Phenkhem, of Haa               6. Yab Ugyen Dorji                             13. Ngodrup Pem                       3. Dorji Wangmo                                   28. Soenam Drubyel, 4th Sersang Lang               14. Gyeltshen Dorji, 5th Sersang Lang                       29. Sangay Droelma               7. Yum Thuiji Zam                             30. Yonten Phuntsho               15. Abi Yum Yangchen Droelma

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. "HRH Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck marries Dasho Phub Dorji", Bhutan Broadcasting Service, 5 April 2009.
3. Royal Ark
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5. Royal Ark
6. Royal Ark

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)