The House of Norodom ( km, រាជវង្សនរោត្តម) is the ruling

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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 ...

. Its members are direct descendants of King

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 ...

(1860–1904), a son of the "Great-King",

Ang Duong Ang Duong ( km, អង្គឌួង ; 12 June 1796 – 19 October 1860) was the King of Cambodia from 1841 to 1844 and from 1845 to his death in 1860. Formally invested in 1848, his rule benefited a kingdom that suffered from several centuries ...

. The current head of the House of Norodom is the current king of Cambodia,

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 ...

. Norodom is one of only two royal houses of Cambodia. Its counterpart, the

House of Sisowath The House of Sisowath ( km, រាជវង្សស៊ីសុវត្ថិ) 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 o ...

, is named after another son of Ang Duong,

Sisowath Sisowath ( km, ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ, ; 7 September 1840 – 9 August 1927) was King of Cambodia from 27 April 1904 to his death in 1927. He was the son of King Ang Duong and half brother of Prince Si Votha and King Norodom. He is the ...

. Four members have served as

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, and three as

Prime Ministers A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is no ...

Members

(1834–1904) * Norodom Sutharot (1872–1945) * Norodom Phangangam (1874–1944) *

Norodom Kanviman Norleak Tevi Norodom Kanviman Norleak Tevi ( km, នរោត្តម កានវិមាន នរល័ក្ខទេវី; 1876–1912) was a Cambodian princess, and the spouse of Sisowath Monivong Sisowath Monivong ( km, ស៊ីសុវត្� ...

(1876–1912) *

Norodom Suramarit Norodom Suramarit ( km, នរោត្តម សុរាម្រិត, ; 6 March 1896 – 3 April 1960) was King of Cambodia from 3 March 1955 until his death in 1960. He was the father of King Norodom Sihanouk and the grandfather of C ...

(1896–1960) *

Sisowath Kossamak Sisowath Kossamak ( km, ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ កុសមៈ; 9 April 1904 – 27 April 1975) was the queen consort of King Norodom Suramarit of Cambodia, who reigned from 1955 to 1960. After her husband's death in 1960, her son Noro ...

(by marriage; 1904–1975) *

Norodom Kantol Norodom Kantol ( km, នរោត្តម កន្តុល; 15 September 19201976) was a member of the Cambodian royal family and Prime Minister of Cambodia, serving from 1962 to 1966. He also served as foreign minister under the Sangkum gov ...

(1920–1976) *

Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk (; km, នរោត្តម សីហនុ, ; 31 October 192215 October 2012) was a Cambodian statesman, Sangkum and FUNCINPEC politician, Norodom Sihanouk filmography, film director, and composer who led Cambodia in vari ...

(1922–2012) * Norodom Monineath (by marriage; born 1936) *

Norodom Yuvaneath 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 wa ...

(1943–2021) * Norodom Buppha Devi (1943–2019) *

Norodom Ranariddh Norodom Ranariddh ( km, នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ; 2 January 1944 – 28 November 2021) was a Cambodian prince, politician and law academic. He was the second son of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and a half-brother of Kin ...

(1944–2021) *

Norodom Chakrapong Norodom Chakrapong (born 21 October 1945) is a Cambodian politician, businessman and former major-general of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. He is the fourth son of Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and also a half-brother of the current king, N ...

(born 1945) *

Norodom Vichara Norodom Vichara ( km, នរោត្តម វេជ្ជរ៉ា; 17 August 194628 July 2013) was a Cambodian princess and politician. She was a daughter of King Norodom Suramarit and a half-sister of King Norodom Sihanouk. She belonged to ...

(1946–2013) *

Norodom Marie Ranariddh Princess Norodom Marie Ranariddh ( km, នរោត្តម ម៉ារី រណឫទ្ធិ; née Eng ( km, អេង); born 21 December 1948) is the first wife of Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1993 to 1997. She ...

(by marriage; born 1948) * Norodom Kuntha Bopha (1948–1952) *

Norodom Sirivudh Norodom Sirivudh ( km, នរោត្តម សិរីវុឌ្ឍ; born 8 June 1951) is a Cambodian royal politician who served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1994. A member of the royalist FUNCINPEC, he also served as Dep ...

(born 1951) *

(born 1953) *

Norodom Narindrapong Norodom Narindrapong ( km, នរោត្តម នរិន្រ្ទពង្ស ; 18 September 1954 – 7 October 2003) was a Prince of Cambodia. He was born in Phnom Penh to King Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath ...

(1954–2003) *

Norodom Arunrasmy Norodom Arunrasmy ( km, នរោត្តម អរុណរស្មី; born 2 October 1955) is a Cambodian princess, politician, and diplomat. She is the youngest daughter of Norodom Sihanouk, HM King Father Norodom Sihanouk and stepdaughte ...

(born 1955) * Norodom Soma (born 1969) *

Norodom Rattana Devi Norodom Rattana Devi (, born 18 June 1974) is a Cambodian princess and politician. She is the only daughter of Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Princess Norodom Marie. She belongs to FUNCINPEC and was elected Elected may refer to: * "Elected" (song ...

(born 1974) *

Norodom Jenna Jenna Norodom ( km, នរោត្តម ជេនណា, ; born 11 March 2012) is a Cambodian princess & a member of the Cambodian royal family. She is the grandniece of King Norodom Sihamoni, the second daughter of Princess Norodom Bophary ...

Members

List of Norodom monarchs

List of Norodom consorts

List of Norodom Prime Ministers

References