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| Time in office: | since October 14 , 2004 | |
| Predecessor: | Norodom Sihanouk | |
| Date of Birth: | May 14, 1953 | |
| Place of Birth: | Phnom Penh | |
Samdech Preah Bāromneath Norodom Sihamoni (born May 14, 1953 in Phnom Penh) is the King of Cambodia, the son of King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monieath . Previously Cambodia's ambassador to UNESCO, he was named by a nine-member throne council as Sihanouk's successor.
The then, Prince Sihamoni was best known for his work as a cultural ambassador in Europe and his keen support for the arts. In the late 1960s and 1970s he studied classical dance in Prague and then filmmaking in North Korea. 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 and has spent most of his life outside Cambodia.
In 1993 the prince was appointed Cambodian delegate to UNESCO, the UN cultural body based in ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to, where he became known for his hard work and his devotion to Cambodia.
On October 14October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). There are 78 days remaining. Events 1066 Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the Norman invasion forces of William the Conqueror defeat th, 2004, he was selected by a special nine-member council, part of a selection process that was quickly put in place after the surprise abdicationAbdication (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. of King Norodom Sihanouk a week before. His selection was endorsed by Prime MinisterAlternate meaning: Prime Minister (band #A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively #A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or sem Hun Sen and National Assembly Speaker Prince Norodom Ranariddh, both members of the throne council. He was crowned in Phnom Penh on October 29.
Sihamoni remains a bachelor and has no children which means he does not have a direct successor if there were to be. However, this should be of no problem as the King in Cambodia is selected by the throne council.