List of presidents of the Senate (Cambodia) explained

Post:	President
Body:	the Senate
Native Name:	Central Khmer: ប្រធានព្រឹទ្ធសភា
Insignia:	Cambodia Senate logo.png
Insigniasize:	100px
Termlength:	Six years
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the Senate
Status:	Presiding officer Acting head of state, when monarch is absent or incapacitated^[1]
Style:	His Excellency Samdech
Appointer:	Elected by the Senate
Nominator:	Monarch
Memberof:	Royal Council of the Throne
Incumbent:	Hun Sen
Incumbentsince:	3 April 2024

The president of the Senate (Central Khmer: ប្រធានព្រឹទ្ធសភា, in Central Khmer pronounced as /prɑtʰiən prɨt.sapʰiə/) is the presiding officer of the Senate, the upper chamber of the legislature of Cambodia. The Senate was created in 1972 during the Khmer Republic replacing the previous upper house, the Council of Kingdom.^[2]

Presidents of the Senate

Portrait		Name (Born–Died)	In office			Party	Term
			From	To	Duration
		Saukam Khoy Central Khmer: សូកាំ ខូយ	1972^[3]	1975	3 years
Senate abolished from 1975 to 1999
		Chea Sim Central Khmer: ជា ស៊ីម	25 March 1999^[4]	8 June 2015			1 (1999)
							2 (2006)
							3 (2012)
		Say Chhum Central Khmer: សាយ ឈុំ	9 June 2015	3 April 2024
							4 (2018)
		Hun Sen Central Khmer: ហ៊ុន សែន	3 April 2024	Incumbent		CPP	5 (2024)

Presidents of the Council of Kingdom

Presidents of the Council of Kingdom (French: Président du Conseil du Royaume) from 1947 to 1972. There were 24 members in the council. The Constitution of 1947 established the Council of Kingdom to provide "advice" on the adoption of laws. Members were appointed by the king and the National Assembly.

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Khuon Nay	1948	1950	^[5]
Oum Chheang Sun	January 1950	February 1952	^[6]
Penn Nouth	?–1953	1953–?
Norodom Sihanouk	October 1955	January 1956
Sim Var	1956	1958	^[7] ^[8]
Sam Nhean	1958	1959	^[9]
Meas Scan	1959	January 1960	^[10]
Ek Yi Oun	January 1960	1960
Sisowath Watchayavong	1960	1960	^[11]
Sisowath Monireth	1960	?	^[12]
Norodom Kantol	?–1962	1962–?	^[13]
Norodom Montana	?–1963	1969	^[14] ^[15]
Keuk Ky Heang	1969	1969	^[16] ^[17]
Ong Sim	1969	1971–?	^[18]

References

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2. Book: Cambodian Constitutional Law . 2016 . Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung . 978-99249-134-0-5 . Hor . Peng . Phnom Penh . Kong . Phallack . Menzel . Jörg.
3. Book: The Europa World Year Book 1973.
4. Book: The Europa World Year Book 2003.
5. Book: Preston . Paul . British documents on foreign affairs: reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. From 1951 through 1956. Asia, 1951 . Partridge . Michael . Best . Antony . Office . Great Britain Foreign . 5 May 2019 . LexisNexis . 9780886927233 . Google Books.
6. Book: Sakou, Samoth . Hommes et histoire du Cambodge . 2012 . Éd. Angkor . 978-2-9524557-3-2 . fr.
7. Book: Current Notes on International Affairs . 1959 . Department of Foreign Affairs . Canberra . Google Books.
8. Book: The Asia Who's Who . 1960 . Pan-Asia Newspaper Alliance . 3rd . Hong Kong . Internet Archive.
9. Web site: 1 July 1958 . Survey of China Mainland Press . American Consulate General . Google Books.
10. Web site: Service . United States Foreign Broadcast Information . 5 May 2019 . Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts . Google Books.
11. Book: Traduction de l'expose: De S.A.R. le prince Norodom Sihanouk prononce le 7 avril 1960 au terrain du men . Imprimerie du ministère de l'information . fr.
12. Book: Political Handbook of the World: Parliaments, Parties and Press as of January 1, 1961 . 1961 . Harper & Brothers for the Council on Foreign Relations . Mallory . Walter H. . New York . Google Books.
13. Book: Political Handbook of the World: Parliaments, Parties and Press as of January 1, 1962 . 1962 . Harper & Brothers for the Council on Foreign Relations . Mallory . Walter H. . New York . Google Books.
14. Book: Political Handbook and Atlas of the World: Parliaments, Parties and Press as of January 1, 1966 . 1966 . Harper & Row for the Council on Foreign Relations . Mallory . Walter H. . New York . Internet Archive.
15. Web site: 5 May 1969 . Études cambodgiennes . Service de presse. . Google Books.
16. Web site: 5 May 1968 . Survey of China Mainland Press . American Consulate General . Google Books.
17. Book: The Europa Year Book 1970 . 1970 . Europa Publications . 2: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australasia . London . Internet Archive.
18. News: Kamm . Henry . 23 April 1970 . Cambodian Crisis Grows as Troops Seem to Falter . The New York Times .