List of heads of state of Cambodia
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This is a list of heads of state of Cambodia from the accession of King Ang Duong in 1848 to the present day. It lists various heads of state which served since the end of the interregnum in 1848 during the late post-Angkor period, under several different regimes and with various titles.
TypeHead of state
ResidenceKhemarin Palace (official)
The Royal Residence (secondary)
The Royal Residence (secondary)
SeatPhnom Penh (official)
Siem Reap (secondary)
Siem Reap (secondary)
| Head of State of Cambodia | |
|---|---|
| ប្រមុខរដ្ឋនៃកម្ពុជា | |
| |
 | |
| Style | His Majesty |
| Type | Head of state |
| Residence | Khemarin Palace (official) The Royal Residence (secondary) |
| Seat | Phnom Penh (official) Siem Reap (secondary) |
| Appointer | Royal Council of the Throne |
| Term length | Life tenure |
| Formation | c. 7 March 1848 |
| First holder | Ang Duong (as King) |
From 1848 onward, there have been 11 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
- 1848–1960: King of Cambodia (under French protectorate in 1863–1945 and 1945–1953, and Japanese puppet state in 1945)
- 1960: President of the Regency Council
- 1960–1972: Chief of State of Cambodia
- 1970–1972: Provisional President[3]
- 1972–1975: President of the Khmer Republic
- 1975: President of the Supreme Committee
- 1975–1976: President of the State Presidium/Chief of State
- 1976–1979: Chairman of the State Presidium
- 1979–1981: Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Council
- 1981–1993: President of the Council of State
- 1993: Chief of State of Cambodia and Chairman of the Supreme National Council
- 1993–present: King of Cambodia
List of officeholders
- Political parties
- Other factions
Note: Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of reign/office.
Monarchy
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Reign/Tenure | House | Claim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | .jpg) |
Ang Duong អង្គឌួង (1796–1860) |
— | c. 7 March 1848 | 19 October 1860 | c. 12 years, 226 days | Oudong | Son of Ang Eng |
| 2 |  |
Norodom នរោត្តម (1834–1904) |
— | 19 October 1860 | 24 April 1904 | 43 years, 188 days | Norodom | Son of Ang Duong |
| 3 |  |
Sisowath ស៊ីសុវតិ្ថ (1840–1927) |
— | 27 April 1904 | 9 August 1927 | 23 years, 104 days | Sisowath | Son of Ang Duong Half-Brother of Norodom |
| 4 | .jpg) |
Sisowath Monivong ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស (1875–1941) |
— | 9 August 1927 | 23 April 1941 | 13 years, 257 days | Sisowath | Son of Sisowath |
| 5 |  |
Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012) |
— | 24 April 1941 | 2 March 1955[4] | 13 years, 312 days | Norodom | Grandson of Sisowath Monivong |
| 6 | _(cropped_3x4).jpg) |
Norodom Suramarit នរោត្តម សុរាម្រិត (1896–1960) |
— | 2 March 1955 | 3 April 1960 | 5 years, 32 days | Norodom | Son-in-law of Sisowath Monivong Father of Norodom Sihanouk |
| — | .svg) |
Chuop Hell ជួប ហ៊ែល (1909–c. 1975) Acting Chief of State of Cambodia[5][a] |
— | 3 April 1960 | 6 April 1960 | 3 days | — | |
| — |  |
Sisowath Monireth ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុន្នីរ៉េត (1909–1975) President of the Regency Council[b][12] |
— | 6 April 1960[c] | 13 June 1960 | 68 days | Sisowath | Uncle of Norodom Sihanouk Son of Sisowath Monivong |
| — | |
Chuop Hell ជួប ហ៊ែល (1909–c. 1975) Acting Chief of State of Cambodia[5][a] |
— | 13 June 1960 | 20 June 1960 | 7 days | — | |
| (5) |  |
Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)[d] |
1960 | 14 June 1960[e][20] | 18 March 1970[23] | 9 years, 277 days | Norodom | Son of Norodom Suramarit Nephew of Sisowath Monireth |
| — | _(crop_2x3).jpg) |
Sisowath Kossamak ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ កុសមៈ (1904–1975) [f] |
— | 20 June 1960 | 9 October 1970 | 10 years, 111 days | Sisowath | Daughter of Sisowath Monivong Sister of Sisowath Monireth Consort of Norodom Suramarit Mother of Norodom Sihanouk |
| — |  |
Cheng Heng ឆេង ហេង (1910–1996) Acting Chief of State |
1970 | 18 March 1970[g][30] | 9 October 1970 | 205 days | — | |
Republic
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 7 | |
Cheng Heng ឆេង ហេង (1910–1996)[h] |
— | 9 October 1970[32] | 10 March 1972 | 1 year, 153 days | Independent |
| 8 |  |
Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985) |
1972 | 10 March 1972[33] | 1 April 1975[34] | 3 years, 22 days | PRS[i] / Military |
| — |  |
Saukam Khoy សូកាំ ខូយ (1915–2008) Acting for Lon Nol |
— | 1 April 1975 | 12 April 1975 | 11 days | PRS / Military |
| — |  |
Sak Sutsakhan សក់ ស៊ុតសាខន (1928–1994) "Leader of the Government" President of the Supreme Committee[35][36][j] |
1975 | 12 April 1975[39] | 17 April 1975 | 5 days | Military |
| (5) | .jpg) |
Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012) |
— | 25 April 1975[40] | 5 April 1976[41] | 346 days | FUNK Independent |
| 9 |  |
Khieu Samphan ខៀវ សំផន (born 1931) |
1976 | 13 April 1976[42][43] | 7 January 1979 | 2 years, 269 days | CPK |
| 10 |  |
Heng Samrin ហេង សំរិន (born 1934) |
— | 8 January 1979[47] | 6 April 1992 | 13 years, 89 days | KPRP |
| CPP | |||||||
| — |  |
Chea Sim ជា ស៊ីម (1932–2015) Interim President of the Council of State[48] |
— | 6 April 1992 | 14 June 1993 | 1 year, 69 days | CPP |
| (5) | .jpg) |
Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012) |
— | 14 June 1993 | 24 September 1993 | 102 days | Independent |
Restored monarchy
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Reign | House | Claim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Duration | ||||||
| (5) | .jpg) |
Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)[k][l] |
1993[51] | 24 September 1993 | 7 October 2004[52] | 11 years, 13 days | Norodom | Elected (Son of Norodom Suramarit and Sisowath Kossamak) |
| — | |
Chea Sim ជា ស៊ីម (1932–2015) Acting Head of State[57] |
— | 7 October 2004 | 14 October 2004 | 7 days | — | |
| 11 | .jpg) |
Norodom Sihamoni នរោត្តម សីហមុនី (born 1953)[m][n][o] |
2004[2] | 14 October 2004 | Incumbent | 21 years, 308 days | Norodom | Elected (Son of Norodom Sihanouk) |
Timeline
See also
Notes
- Hell simultaneously served as the President of the National Assembly, from 1958 to 1962.
- Other members of the Regency Council were Sisowath Kossamak and Norodom Sihanouk.[6]
- From January 1970 onwards, Cheng Heng acted for Norodom Sihanouk, while he was abroad.[15]
- After the death of King Norodom Suramarit, his consort Queen Sisowath Kossamak served as monarch for ceremonial purposes only (as a "symbol, incarnation, and representative" of the dynasty), while the powers of head of state were delegated to her son Norodom Sihanouk, who was appointed "Chief of State" whose powers equal that of a monarch.[24][25]
- Independent until 10 June 1972.
- Sutsakhan was both head of state (Interim Chief of State) and head of government as President of the Supreme Committee.[37][38]
- Nhek Bun Chhay was acting head of state from 13 July 2004 until 22 July 2004, under the reign of Norodom Sihanouk.[50][better source needed]
- Chea Sim acted for Norodom Sihamoni, while he was abroad until 20 October 2004.[58][better source needed]