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Son Soubert
Son Soubert (Khmer: ) is a Cambodian politician, adviser to King Norodom Sihamoni and former member of the Constitutional Council of Cambodia. Biography Youth and education from Phnom Penh to Paris Son Soubert was born on 20 June 1942 in Phnom Penh, as the second son of Son Sann. He was sent to Paris to pursue his studies and attended school at the Jesuit high school of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Paris from 1954 to 1961 where he obtained the French Baccalaureate. He went on to study classic literature at the Sorbonne University as well as archeology at the Ecole du Louvre. With a scholarship from the UNESCO, he was able to travel and study in various places such as Rome, Japan, Australia and the United States of America in 1969 and 1970. In 1971, he co-authored ''S.O.S. Angkor'' with Henri Stierlin to raise awareness about the endangerment of the archaeological sites hostage of the Cambodian Civil War. From 1971 to 1973, he was a resident scholar at the Pondicherry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norodom Sihamoni
Norodom Sihamoni ( km, នរោត្តម សីហមុនី, ; 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. He is the eldest son of Norodom Sihanouk and former Queen Consort Norodom Monineath and was Cambodia's ambassador to UNESCO, prior to his selection by a nine-member throne council to become the next king. Before ascending to the throne, Sihamoni was educated in Czechoslovakia and was best known for his work as a cultural ambassador in Europe and as a classical dance instructor. Early life Name and family Sihamoni was born on Thursday, 14 May 1953, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His given name "Sihamoni" comprises two morphemes from his parents' given names "Sihanouk" and "Monineath". At the time of his birth and that of his younger brother, his mother Monique Izzi, a Khmer citizen of French, Corsican and Khmer ancestry, had been one of King Norodom Sihanouk's consorts after b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
