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List of presidents of the Senate (Cambodia)

President of the Senate
ប្រធានព្រឹទ្ធសភា
Seal of the Senate
Incumbent
Hun Sen
since 3 April 2024
Senate
StyleHis Excellency
Samdech
StatusPresiding officer
Acting head of state, when monarch is absent or incapacitated[1]
Member ofRoyal Council of the Throne
AppointerElected by the Senate
Term lengthSix years
Inaugural holderSaukam Khoy
Formation
  • 1972 (1972)
  • 25 March 1999 (re-established)
Abolished17 April 1975 (1975-04-17)
Websitesenate.gov.kh

The president of the Senate (Khmer: ប្រធានព្រឹទ្ធសភា, Prâthéan Prœ̆tthsâphéa [prɑtʰiən prɨt.sapʰiə]) is the presiding officer of the Senate, the upper chamber of the legislature of Cambodia. The Senate was created in 1972 during the Khmer Republic replacing the previous upper house, the Council of Kingdom.[2]

  1. ^ "Cambodia: Acting Head of State promulgates Law on Administration of the Nation during a State of Emergency; while NGOs raise serious human rights concerns". Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ^ Hor, Peng; Kong, Phallack; Menzel, Jörg, eds. (2016). Cambodian Constitutional Law. Phnom Penh: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. ISBN 978-99249-134-0-5.

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