This is a list of

heads of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 "he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and le ...

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

from the accession of

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

Norodom Norodom ( km, នរោត្តម, ; born Ang Voddey ( km, អង្គវតី, ); 3 February 1834 – 24 April 1904) was King of Cambodia from 19 October 1860 to his death on 24 April 1904. He was the eldest son of King Ang Duong and was ...

on 19 October 1860 to the present day. It lists various heads of state which served in the modern history of Cambodia, under several different regimes and with several different titles. From 1860 onward, there have been 11 heads of state (acting heads of state are not counted). The current head of state of Cambodia is King

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 Sihano ...

, since his

election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...

by the

Royal Council of the Throne The Royal Council of the Throne ( km, ក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជបល្ល័ង្ក, ) is a nine-member council of Cambodia responsible for selecting the Cambodian monarch. It was established by the constitution on 2 ...

on 14 October 2004.

Titles

* 1860–1960: King of Cambodia (under French protectorate in 1863–1945 and 1945–1953, and

Japanese puppet state During World War II a number of countries were conquered and controlled. Some of these countries were then given new names, and assigned new governmental leaders which were loyal to the conquering country. These countries are known as puppet sta ...

in 1945) * 1960: Chairman of the Regency Council * 1960–1970: Chief of State of Cambodia * 1970–1975: President of the Khmer Republic * 1975: Chairman the Supreme Committee * 1975–1976: President of the State Presidium * 1976–1979: Chairman of the State Presidium * 1979–1981: Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Council * 1981–1993: President of the Council of State * 1993: Head of State of the State of Cambodia * 1993–present: King of Cambodia

Key

;Political parties ;Other factions

Heads of state

Note: Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of reign/office.

Monarchy

Republic

Restored monarchy

Timeline

Living former heads of state

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Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Heads Of State Of Cambodia

Heads of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 "he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and le ...