List of heads of state of Cambodia explained

Post:Head of State
Body:Cambodia
Native Name:Central Khmer: ប្រមុខរដ្ឋនៃកម្ពុជា
Insignia:Royal arms of Cambodia.svg
Insigniacaption:Royal arms
Flag:Royal Standard of the King of Cambodia.svg
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Royal standard
Incumbent:Norodom Sihamoni
Incumbentsince:14 October 2004
Type:Head of state
Style:His Majesty
Appointer:Royal Council of the Throne
Termlength:Life tenure

This is a list of heads of state of Cambodia from the accession of King Norodom on 19 October 1860 to the present day. It lists various heads of state which served in the modern history of Cambodia, under several different regimes and with various titles.

From 1860 onward, there have been 12 heads of state (acting heads of state are not counted).

The current head of state of Cambodia is King Norodom Sihamoni, since his election by the Royal Council of the Throne on 14 October 2004.[1] [2]

Titles

List of officeholders

Political parties
Other factions

Note: Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of reign/office.

Monarchy

See also: Post-Angkor period, French protectorate of Cambodia, Kingdom of Kampuchea (1945) and Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970).

PortraitName
Reign/TenureHouseClaim
StartEndDuration
1Norodom
Central Khmer: នរោត្តម
19 October 186024 April 1904NorodomSon of Ang Duong
2Sisowath
Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវតិ្ថ
27 April 19049 August 1927SisowathBrother of Norodom
3Sisowath Monivong
Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស
9 August 192724 April 1941SisowathSon of Sisowath
4Norodom Sihanouk
Central Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហនុ
24 April 19412 March 1955[3] NorodomGrandson of Sisowath Monivong
5Norodom Suramarit
Central Khmer: នរោត្តម សុរាម្រិត
2 March 19553 April 1960NorodomSon-in-law of Sisowath Monivong
Father of Norodom Sihanouk
—Chuop Hell
Central Khmer: ជួប ហ៊ែល
3 April 19606 April 1960—
—Sisowath Monireth
Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុន្នីរ៉េត
6 April 196013 June 1960SisowathSon of Sisowath Monivong
—Chuop Hell
Central Khmer: ជួប ហ៊ែល
13 June 196020 June 1960—
Norodom Sihanouk
Central Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហនុ
20 June 1960[4] 18 March 1970[5] NorodomSon of Norodom Suramarit
—Sisowath Kossamak
Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ កុសមៈ

20 June 19609 October 1970SisowathDaughter of Sisowath Monivong
Consort of Norodom Suramarit
Mother of Norodom Sihanouk
—Cheng Heng
Central Khmer: ឆេង ហេង
21 March 19709 October 1970—

Republic

See also: Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea and People's Republic of Kampuchea.

PortraitName
ElectedTerm of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
6Cheng Heng
Central Khmer: ឆេង ហេង
—9 October 1970[6] 9 March 1972Independent
7Lon Nol
Central Khmer: លន់ នល់
197210 March 1972[7] 1 April 1975[8]
—Saukam Khoy
Central Khmer: សូកាំ ខូយ
—1 April 197512 April 1975
8Sak Sutsakhan
Central Khmer: សក់ ស៊ុតសាខន
—12 April 1975[9] 17 April 1975
Norodom Sihanouk
Central Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហនុ
—17 April 1975[10] 2 April 1976[11] FUNK
9Khieu Samphan
Central Khmer: ខៀវ សំផន
—11 April 1976[12] 7 January 1979CPK
10Heng Samrin
Central Khmer: ហេង សំរិន
—7 January 1979[13] 6 April 1992KPRP
CPP
11Chea Sim
Central Khmer: ជា ស៊ីម
—6 April 199214 June 1993CPP
Norodom Sihanouk
Central Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហនុ
—14 June 199324 September 1993Independent

Restored monarchy

See also: Modern Cambodia.

PortraitName
ElectedReignHouseClaim
StartEndDuration
Norodom Sihanouk
Central Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហនុ
1993[14] 24 September 19937 October 2004NorodomElected
12Norodom Sihamoni
Central Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហមុនី
200414 October 2004IncumbentNorodomElected

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cambodia gets new king. UPI Archives. 14 October 2004. 22 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Throne Council Selects Sihamoni to be the Next King. The Cambodia Daily. Samean, Yun. 15 October 2004. 12 August 2022. 8 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908044108/https://www.cambodiadaily.com/stories-of-the-month/throne-council-selects-sihamoni-to-be-the-next-king-393/. dead.
  3. Web site: Cambodian King Abdicates Throne in Favor of Father. The New York Times. Reuters. 3 March 1955. 6 January 2023.
  4. Web site: CAMBODIA NAMES RULER; Prince Sihanouk Agrees to Become 'Chief of State'. The New York Times. 14 June 1960. 1 August 2023.
  5. Web site: SIHANOUK REPORTED OUT IN A COUP BY HIS PREMIER. Henry Kamm. The New York Times. 19 March 1970. 7 January 2023.
  6. Web site: War Seems Far Away as Cambodia Becomes Republic. Henry Kamm. The New York Times. 10 October 1970. 7 January 2023.
  7. Web site: LON NOL TIGHTENS RULE IN CAMBODIA. The New York Times. Reuters. 11 March 1972. 1 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Lon Nol Turns Over Rule and Leaves. The New York Times. 2 April 1975. 7 January 2023.
  9. Web site: MILITARY TAKING OVER IN CAMBODIA AS LAST AMERICANS ARE EVACUATED. Sydney Schanberg. The New York Times. 13 April 1975. 7 January 2023.
  10. Web site: Cambodians Designate Sihanouk as Chief for Life. The New York Times. UPI. 26 April 1975. 30 July 2023.
  11. Web site: PHNOM PENH SAYS SIHANOUK RESIGNS. The New York Times. UPI. 5 April 1976. 30 July 2023.
  12. Web site: Cambodia Announces Its New Government. The New York Times. AP. 14 April 1976. 1 August 2023.
  13. Web site: New Cambodia Leaders Identified In Radio Broadcast From Vietnam. The New York Times. David Binder. 9 January 1979. 1 August 2023.
  14. Web site: Sihanouk reinstated as king of Cambodia. UPI Archives. Downie, Sue. 24 September 1993. 12 August 2022.

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