Samdech krom preah norodom ranariddh biography

Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1993 to 1997

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Norodom. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ranariddh.

Norodom Ranariddh (Khmer: នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ; 2 January 1944 – 28 November 2021, UNGEGN: Nôroŭttâm Rôṇârœ̆ddhĭ, ALA-LC: Narottam Raṇaṛddhi[nɔroːɗɑmrĕəʔnaʔrɨt]) was a Cambodian politician and law academic.

He was the second son of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and a half-brother of King Norodom Sihamoni. Ranariddh was the president of FUNCINPEC, a Cambodian royalist party.

Samdech krom preah norodom ranariddh biography pdf

He was also the first Prime Minister of Cambodia following the restoration of the monarchy, serving between 1993 and 1997, and subsequently as the President of the National Assembly between 1998 and 2006.

Ranariddh was a graduate of the University of Provence and started his career as a law researcher and lecturer in France.

In 1983, he joined FUNCINPEC and in 1986 became the chie