Norodom Sihamoni

Norodom Sihamoni is one of the most unusual monarchs alive, and that is exactly why he interests me. Before the crown he was a classical ballet teacher and cultural ambassador trained in Czechoslovakia, a man whose life was art before duty. He never married and lives modestly, channeling himself into culture and quiet diplomacy rather than spectacle. I admire rulers shaped by discipline of the body and the stage; you sense it in his bearing. The decorations are impressive, but what stays with me is a king who chose to be an artist first.

Name (English)

Norodom Sihamoni

Name (Japanese)

ノロドム・シハモニ

Reading

のろどむ・しはもに

Born

May 14, 1953 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Snake

Origin

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Occupation

diplomat / politician / king / actor / dancer

Awards & achievements

• Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
• Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia
• Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
• honorary citizen of Prague
• Royal Order of Monisaraphon
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa

• Official sitehttps://www.norodomsihamoni.org
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom%20Sihamoni
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8E%E3%83%AD%E3%83%89%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57319

Tags

• diplomat
• politician
• king

Last updated

2026-06-17

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