Norodom Sihamoni
King of Cambodia
Reign	14 October 2004 – present
Coronation	29 October 2004
Predecessor	Norodom Sihanouk
Royal House	House of Norodom
Father	Norodom Sihanouk
Mother	Norodom Monineath Sihanouk

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Norodom Sihamoni (Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហមុនី, born 14 May 1953) is the king of Cambodia. He is the elder son of Norodom Sihanouk and Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. Previously Cambodia's ambassador to UNESCO, he was named by a nine-member throne council to become the next king after his father Norodom Sihanouk abdicated in the year 2004. Before ascending the throne, Sihamoni was best known for his work as a cultural ambassador in Europe and classical dance instructor. This is a complete list of Kings of Cambodia 6th century: Bhavavarman I 6th century: Mahendravarman 7th century: Isanavarman I 7th century: Bhavavarman II 7th century: Jayavarman I 8th century: Queen Jayavedi REIGN UNKNOWN: Sambhuvarman REIGN UNKNOWN: Pushkaraksha 8th century: Sambhuvarman 8th century: Rajendravarman I REIGN UNKNOWN: Mahipativarman 802-850... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time in office: Apr. ... Norodom (1834-1904) succeeded his father Ang Duong as King of Cambodia, ruling from 1860 until his death. ... Time in office: Apr. ... Her Majesty Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk (born 18 June 1936) is the wife of H.M. King Father Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia who she married in April 1952. ... Image File history File links Example. ... The UTF-8-encoded Japanese Wikipedia article for mojibake, as displayed in ISO-8859-1 encoding. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... This is a complete list of Kings of Cambodia 6th century: Bhavavarman I 6th century: Mahendravarman 7th century: Isanavarman I 7th century: Bhavavarman II 7th century: Jayavarman I 8th century: Queen Jayavedi REIGN UNKNOWN: Sambhuvarman REIGN UNKNOWN: Pushkaraksha 8th century: Sambhuvarman 8th century: Rajendravarman I REIGN UNKNOWN: Mahipativarman 802-850... Time in office: Apr. ... Her Majesty Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk (born 18 June 1936) is the wife of H.M. King Father Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia who she married in April 1952. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... Org type Specialized Agency Acronyms UNESCO Head Director General of UNESCO Koïchiro Matsuura Japan Status Active Established 1945 Website www. ... The thrones for The Queen of Canada, and the Duke of Edinburgh (back) in the Canadian Senate, Ottawa are usually occupied by the Governor General and his/her spouse at the annual State Opening of Parliament. ... Abdication (from the Latin abdicatio disowning, renouncing, from ab, from, and dicare, to declare, to proclaim as not belonging to one), the act whereby a person in office renounces and gives up the same before the expiry of the time for which it is held. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Title

Before he was crowned king, his royal title was: Sdech Krom Khun (ស្តេចក្រុមឃុន), equating him to the rank of 'great prince.' As king, his title is: Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Bâromneath Norodom Sihamoni Nai Preah Reacheanachakr Kampuchea (in romanized Khmer); roughly translating to: His Majesty, King Norodom Sihamoni of the Kingdom of Cambodia. His first name, Sihamoni, comprises two morphemes from his parent's first names, Sihanouk and Monineath.

Life

Sihamoni was born in 1953. At the time of his birth and that of his younger brother, his mother, a Cambodian citizen of Italian and Khmer ancestry, was one of King Sihanouk's companions, though it was not known if she was officially one his concubines.^[1][2] (A granddaughter of HRH Prince Norodom Duongchak of Cambodia, Queen Monineath is a daughter of Pomme Peang and her second husband, Jean-François Izzi, a French-Italian banker.) The Royal Ark website entry about the genealogy of the Cambodian royal family states that Sihanouk and Monieath were married twice, once on 12 April 1952, when she was 15, and again ("more formally", according to the website) on 5 March 1955; she is described as Sihanouk's seventh wife.[1] King Norodom Sihamoni has 12 half-brothers and half-sisters by his father's various relationships; his only full sibling, a younger brother, HRH Samdech Norodom Narindrapong (born 1954) died in 2003.

He has spent most of his life outside Cambodia. As a child, Sihamoni was sent to Prague, Czechoslovakia by his father in 1962, where he, while attending elementary school, high school and Academy of Music Arts, studied classical dance and music until 1975. He is fluent in French and Czech, as well as being a good speaker of English and Russian. During the 1970 coup d'état by Lon Nol, Sihamoni remained in Czechoslovakia. In 1975, he left Prague and began to study filmmaking in North Korea, and in 1977 returned to his native Cambodia. Immediately, the ruling Khmer Rouge government turned against the monarchy, and Sihamoni was put under house arrest by the Khmer Rouge with the rest of the royal family until the 1979 Vietnamese invasion. In 1981 he moved to France to teach ballet and was later president of the Khmer Dance Association. He lived in France for nearly 20 years, but even then he regularly visited Prague, where he spent his childhood and youth. He is the only ruling monarch who speaks Czech. For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Lon Nol (លន់នល់ in Khmer) (​November 13, 1913 - November 17, 1985) was a Cambodian politician and soldier who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Flag of Democratic Kampuchea The Khmer Rouge (Khmer: ) was the ruling political party of Cambodia—which it renamed the Democratic Kampuchea—from 1975 to 1979. ... Flag of Democratic Kampuchea The Khmer Rouge (Khmer: ) was the ruling political party of Cambodia—which it renamed the Democratic Kampuchea—from 1975 to 1979. ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ...

In 1993 the prince was appointed Cambodian delegate to UNESCO, the UN cultural body based in Paris, where he became known for his hard work and his devotion to Cambodia. He had previously refused an appoinment as Cambodia's ambassador to France.^[3] This article is about the capital of France. ...

On October 14, 2004, he was selected by a special nine-member council, part of a selection process that was quickly put in place after the surprise abdication of King Norodom Sihanouk a week before. Sihamoni's selection was endorsed by Prime Minister Hun Sen and National Assembly Speaker Prince Norodom Ranariddh (the new king's brother), both members of the throne council. He was formally installed as king on October 29, though there has not yet been a coronation or enthronement. is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up abdication in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Hun Sen (born April 4, 1951 or August 5, 1952) is the Prime Minister of Cambodia. ... Prince Norodom Ranariddh (born January 2, 1944) is the second son of King Norodom Sihanouk and a half brother of Norodom Sihamoni. ... is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

As of 2007 King Norodom supports the International Parliament for Safety and Peace, an intergovernmental organization based in Italy.^[4] The International Parliament for Safety and Peace Headline text Diplomacy for Peace Intergovernmental Organization Office for International Diplomatic Cooperation http://www. ...

Sihamoni remains a lifelong bachelor and has no children, which means he does not have a direct successor. However, this is not a problem, as the king in Cambodia is selected by the throne council even when such a successor exists. A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single). ...

References

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