Norodom Arunrasmy (Khmer: នរោត្តម អរុណរស្មី; born 2 October 1955) is a Cambodian Princess, politician, and diplomat. She is the youngest daughter of His Majesty King Father Norodom Sihanouk and stepdaughter of Her Majesty Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. Her birth mother is Mam Manivan Phanivong, a Lao woman who was born in Vientiane, Laos and married King Norodom Sihanouk in 1949. Her official title is Her Royal Highness Samdech Reach Botrei Preah Anoch Norodom Arunrasmy (Khmer: សម្តេចរាជបុត្រី ព្រះអនុជ នរោត្តម អរុណរស្មី).
| Norodom Arunrasmy នរោត្តម អរុណរស្មី | |
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| Born | 2 October 1955 Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Spouse | Sisowath Sirirath (m. 1970; div. 1991) Keo Puth Rasmey (m. 1991) |
| Issue | Sisowath Nakia Sisowath Nando Sisowath Sirikith Nathalie Norodom Reasmey Ponita Norodom Reasmey Khemuni |
| House | Norodom |
| Father | Norodom Sihanouk |
| Mother | Mam Manivan Phanivong |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| Occupation | Member of the Supreme Privy Council to His Majesty the King Advisor to the Royal Government Member of the Senate |
| Styles of Norodom Arunrasmy | |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Life and career
editHer Royal Highness Samdech Reach Botrei Preah Anoch Norodom Arunrasmy attended primary school at the Petit Lycée Descartes in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and attended secondary school at the Dominican International School in Taipei, Taiwan. In the 1980s she began her professional career in banking, working at the Bank of California in Long Beach, and later Siam Commercial Bank in New York. After the Paris Peace Accords, Her Royal Highness became deputy director and then director of Cambodian Agricultural Bank from 1992 to 1997. Her Royal Highness was also a member of the Cambodian Red Cross Committee and member of the ASEAN Women's Association (ASEAN Ladies Circle).
Her Royal Highness was selected as the Funcinpec party candidate for the 2008 Cambodian parliamentary elections.[1]
Her Royal Highness was the Cambodian Ambassador to Malaysia from 2005 to 2018 before being nominated to the Senate by King Norodom Sihamoni.[2]
Her Royal Highness Samdech Reach Botrei Preah Anoch Norodom Arunrasmy currently serves as a Member of the Supreme Privy Council to His Majesty the King, an Advisor to the Royal Government, and a Member of the Senate.
Her Royal Highness is fluent in Khmer, French, Lao, Thai and English languages.
Family
editHer Royal Highness Samdech Reach Botrei Preah Anoch Norodom Arunrasmy married His Royal Highness Prince Sisowath Sirirath in 1970, with whom she had three children: Sisowath Nakia, Sisowath Nando, Sisowath Sirikith Nathalie. They divorced in 1991, and Her Royal Highness then married His Excellency Keo Puth Rasmey, with whom she had two children: Norodom Reasmey Ponita, Norodom Reasmey Khemuni.[3]
References
edit- ^ Cambodian Princess Norodom Arunrasmy wins premiership candidate of Funcinpec. English.peopledaily.com.cn (2007-10-18). Retrieved on 2013-03-05.
- ^ Cambodian princess new envoy to Malaysia. Thestar.com.my (2004-12-04). Retrieved on 2013-03-05.
- ^ Vong Sokheng (18 October 2007). "Royalists nominate princess for PM slot". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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