List of heads of state of Cambodia

Head of State of Cambodia
Head of State of Cambodia
ប្រមុខរដ្ឋនៃកម្ពុជា
	Royal arms
	Royal standard
	Incumbent; Norodom Sihamoni; (as King); since 14 October 2004
Style	His Majesty
Residence	Khemarin Palace (official); Royal Residence (secondary)
Appointer	Royal Council of the Throne
Formation	19 October 1860
First holder	Norodom (as King)

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 several different titles.

From 1860 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

1860–1960: King of Cambodia (under French protectorate in 1863–1945 and 1945–1953, and Japanese puppet state in 1945)
1960: Chairman of the Regency Council
1960–1970: Chief of State of Cambodia
1970–1975: President of the Khmer Republic
1975: Chairman the Supreme Committee
1975–1976: President of the State Presidium
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: Head of State of the State of Cambodia
1993–present: King of Cambodia

Key

Political parties

Sangkum

Social Republican Party (PRS)

National United Front of Kampuchea (FUNK)

Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK)

Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP) → Cambodian People's Party (CPP)

Other factions

Monarch

Military (FANK)

Independent

Heads of state

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

Monarchy

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Reign			House	Claim
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Start	End	Duration	House	Claim
1		Norodom នរោត្តម (1834–1904)	19 October 1860	24 April 1904	43 years, 188 days	Norodom	Son of Ang Duong
2		Sisowath ព្រះបាទស៊ីសុវតិ្ថ (1840–1927)	27 April 1904	9 August 1927	23 years, 104 days	Sisowath	Brother of Norodom
3		Sisowath Monivong ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស (1875–1941)	9 August 1927	24 April 1941	13 years, 258 days	Sisowath	Son of Sisowath
4		Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	24 April 1941	2 March 1955	13 years, 309 days	Norodom	Grandson of Sisowath Monivong
5		Norodom Suramarit នរោត្តម សុរាម្រិត (1896–1960)	2 March 1955	3 April 1960	5 years, 32 days	Norodom	Father of Norodom Sihanouk
—		Chuop Hell ជួប ហ៊ែល (1909–c. 1975) Acting Head of State	3 April 1960	6 April 1960	3 days	—
—		Sisowath Monireth ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុន្នីរ៉េត (1909–1975) Chairman of the Regency Council	6 April 1960	13 June 1960	68 days	Sisowath	Son of Sisowath Monivong
—		Chuop Hell ជួប ហ៊ែល (1909–c. 1975) Acting Head of State	13 June 1960	20 June 1960	7 days	—
(4)		Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	20 June 1960	18 March 1970	9 years, 271 days	Norodom	Son of Norodom Suramarit
0		Sisowath Kossamak ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ កុសមៈ (1904–1975) [lower-alpha 1]	20 June 1960	9 October 1970	10 years, 111 days	Sisowath	Consort of Norodom Suramarit
—		Cheng Heng ឆេង ហេង (1910–1996) Acting Head of State	21 March 1970	9 October 1970	202 days	—

Republic

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
6		Cheng Heng ឆេង ហេង (1910–1996)	—	9 October 1970	9 March 1972	1 year, 153 days	Independent
7		Lon Nol លន់ នល់ (1913–1985)	1972	10 March 1972	1 April 1975	3 years, 22 days	PRS / FANK (ANK)
—		Saukam Khoy សូកាំ ខូយ (1915–2008) Acting for Lon Nol	—	1 April 1975	12 April 1975	11 days	PRS / FANK (ANK)
—		Sak Sutsakhan សក់ ស៊ុតសាខន (1928–1994) Chairman of the Supreme Committee	—	12 April 1975	17 April 1975	5 days	FANK (ANK)
(4)		Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	—	17 April 1975	11 April 1976	360 days	FUNK
8		Khieu Samphan ខៀវ សំផន (born 1931)	—	11 April 1976	7 January 1979	2 years, 271 days	CPK
9		Heng Samrin ហេង សំរិន (born 1934)	—	7 January 1979	6 April 1992	13 years, 90 days	KPRP
10		Chea Sim ជា ស៊ីម (1932–2015)	—	6 April 1992	14 June 1993	1 year, 69 days	CPP
(4)		Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	—	14 June 1993	24 September 1993	102 days	Independent

Restored monarchy

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Reign			House	Claim
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	From	To	Duration	House	Claim
(4)		Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012)	24 September 1993	7 October 2004	11 years, 13 days	Norodom	Elected (Son of Norodom Suramarit)
11		Norodom Sihamoni នរោត្តម សីហមុនី (born 1953)	14 October 2004	Incumbent	17 years, 200 days	Norodom	Elected (Son of Norodom Sihanouk)

Timeline

Living former heads of state

Khieu Samphan
served 1976–1979
born 1931 (age 90)
Heng Samrin
served 1979–1992
born 1934 (age 87)

References

"Cambodia gets new king". UPI Archives. 14 October 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
Samean, Yun (15 October 2004). "Throne Council Selects Sihamoni to be the Next King". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
"Cambodian Queen is dead in Peking". The New York Times. 28 April 1975. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

Queen Sisowath Kossamak was not an official monarch, but a "symbol, incarnation, and representative" of the dynasty after the death of her husband, King Norodom Suramarit. Prince Norodom Sihanouk was appointed Head of State whose powers equal that of a monarch.[3]

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[1] "Cambodia gets new king". UPI Archives. 14 October 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[2] Samean, Yun (15 October 2004). "Throne Council Selects Sihamoni to be the Next King". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

[3] "Cambodian Queen is dead in Peking". The New York Times. 28 April 1975. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

[4] Queen Sisowath Kossamak was not an official monarch, but a "symbol, incarnation, and representative" of the dynasty after the death of her husband, King Norodom Suramarit. Prince Norodom Sihanouk was appointed Head of State whose powers equal that of a monarch.[3]

Heads of state of Cambodia
French Protectorate 1863–1945	Norodom Sisowath Sisowath Monivong Norodom Sihanouk
Kingdom of Kampuchea 1945	Norodom Sihanouk
French Protectorate 1945–1953	Norodom Sihanouk
Kingdom of Cambodia 1953–1970	Norodom Suramarit Sisowath Kossamak (queen consort) Chuop Hell* Sisowath Monireth* Norodom Sihanouk Cheng Heng*
Khmer Republic 1970–1975	Cheng Heng Lon Nol Saukam Khoy* Sak Sutsakhan*
Democratic Kampuchea 1975–1979	Norodom Sihanouk Khieu Samphan
People's Republic of Kampuchea and State of Cambodia 1979–1992	Heng Samrin Chea Sim Norodom Sihanouk
Kingdom of Cambodia 1993–present	Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihamoni
* acting

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