Norodom Arunrasmy | |
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Samdech Reach Botrei Preah Anoch | |
Ambassador of Cambodia to Malaysia | |
In office | April 2005 – present |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
6th President of the Funcinpec Party | |
In office | 23 March 2013 – 19 January 2015 |
Predecessor | Nhek Bun Chhay |
Successor | Norodom Ranariddh |
Born |
Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
2 October 1955
Spouse | Sisowath Sirirath (1970–1991) Keo Puth Rasmey (1991–present) |
Issue | 5 children |
House | House of Norodom |
Father | Norodom Sihanouk |
Mother | Mam Manivan Phanivong |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Royal Family of Cambodia |
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From marriage with Neak Moneang Norodom Phalla Ranariddh
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Styles of Norodom Arunrasmey |
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Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
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Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
From marriage with Neak Moneang Norodom Phalla Ranariddh
Norodom Arunrasmy (Khmer: នរោត្តម អរុណរស្មី; born 2 October 1955) is the youngest daughter of HM King Father Norodom Sihanouk and stepdaughter of Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. Her birth mother is Mam Manivan Phanivong, a Lao woman who was born in Vientiane, Laos, who married King Sihanouk in 1949. She was born in Phnom Penh on October 2, 1955. Princess Arunrasmy attended primary school at the Petit Lycée Descartes in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and attended secondary school at a Roman Catholic boarding school called Mater Dei in Kep province. She is fluent in Khmer, Lao, Thai, French, and English.
She was selected as the Funcinpec candidate for the 2008 Cambodian parliamentary elections and has been the Cambodian Ambassador to Malaysia since 2005.
Arunrasmy married Major Prince Sisowath Sirirath in 1970, with whom she had three children: Sisowath Nakia, Sisowath Nando and Sisowath Sirikith Nathalie. They divorced in 1991, and she married Keo Puth Rasmey, with whom she had two children: Keo Ponita Rasmey Norodom and Keo Khemoni Rasmey Norodom.
On February 21, 1994, King Norodom Sihanouk elevated the princess to the rank of Preah Ang Machas Reach Botrei Preah Anoch. She was elevated again by King Sihanouk to the rank of Samdach Reach Botrei Preah Anoch on 31 August 2004. The princess has received many awards. She is an officer of the Royal Order of Her Majesty the Queen, Preah Moha Ksatriyani Preah Sisowath Kossamak Nearyrath, Commander of the Royal Order of Monisaraphon, and more.