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Norodom Sihamoni (Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហមុនី, [nɔˈroːɗɑm səjˈhamoniː]; born 14 May 1953) is King of Cambodia.He became King on 14 October 2004, a week after the abdication of his father, Norodom Sihanouk.
' Norodom dynasty ') is the ruling royal house of Cambodia. Its members are direct descendants of King Norodom (1860–1904), a son of the "Great-King", Ang Duong. The current head of the House of Norodom is the current king of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni. Norodom is one of the two royal houses of Cambodia.
Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (1922–2012) 1993 [16] 24 September 1993: 7 October 2004 11 years, 13 days Norodom: Elected (Son of Norodom Suramarit and Sisowath Kossamak) 12 Norodom Sihamoni នរោត្តម សីហមុនី (born 1953) 2004 [2] 14 October 2004 Incumbent 20 years, 97 days Norodom: Elected
In 1872, Norodom went on an official visit to Hong Kong, Manila, and Singapore. In Manila, the King was greatly impressed by the musical skills of the Filipinos and decided to take some musicians back to Cambodia to teach modern music. Norodom's generosity began drawing artists from many nationalities to Cambodia and they were always given a ...
The king is elected for life by the Royal Council of the Throne, which consists of several senior political and religious figures. Candidates are chosen from among male descendants of King Ang Duong who are at least 30 years old, from the two royal houses of Cambodia (the House of Norodom and the House of Sisowath ).
Three of the members of the group Mother Nature Cambodia were also convicted of insulting Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, for which they were sentenced to an additional two years in prison ...
' Sisowath dynasty ') is one of the two royal houses of Cambodia, alongside its counterpart, the House of Norodom. Both it and its sister house have a claim to the throne as descendants of King Ang Duong. Its members are the descendants of King Sisowath who reigned from 1904 to 1927. It was the ruling royal house from 1904 to 1941.
King Sihamoni is pictured fifth from left at the 2022 Winter Olympics leaders' 'family photo' in Beijing, China on 5 February. Since acceding to the throne of Cambodia in 2004, King Norodom Sihamoni has made numerous state and official visits.