Norodom Sihamoni

Norodom Sihamoni នរោត្តម សីហមុនី
Sihamoni in 2019
King of Cambodia
Reign	14 October 2004 – present
Coronation	29 October 2004
Predecessor	Norodom Sihanouk
Prime ministers	Hun Sen Hun Manet
Born	(1953-05-14) 14 May 1953 (age 70) Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
House	Norodom
Father	Norodom Sihanouk
Mother	Norodom Monineath
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
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Alma mater	Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Website	Official website

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.^[1]

He is the eldest son of King Sihanouk and former Queen consort Norodom Monineath and is the fourth monarch from the royal House of Norodom. Before his selection by a nine-member throne council as the next monarch, Sihamoni served as Cambodia's ambassador to the United Nations and UNESCO. He was educated in Czechoslovakia and was known for his work as a cultural ambassador in Europe and as a classical ballet instructor when he was still a prince. During his reign, Sihamoni has continued his cultural advocacy alongside supporting various philanthropic causes, while balancing his role as a constitutional monarch amid Cambodia’s political developments.