Norodom Sihanouk

Norodom Sihanouk (October 31, 1922 – October 15, 2012^[1]) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004. He was in the Guinness Book of Records because he had had the most political duties in the world. He served as the 1st, 12th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 35th, and 37th Prime Minister of Cambodia. He was exiled in 2004 and later left his throne in the same year.

King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ
King of Cambodia Colonial and Independent Cambodia (1st term)
Reign	25 April 1941 – 2 March 1955
Coronation	3 May 1941
Predecessor	Sisowath Monivong
Successor	Norodom Suramarit
King of Cambodia (2nd term)
Reign	24 September 1993 – 7 October 2004
Predecessor	Chea Sim
Successor	Norodom Sihamoni
Born	(1922-10-31)31 October 1922 Phnom Penh, French Indochina
Died	15 October 2012(2012-10-15) (aged 89) Beijing, China
Spouse	Norodom Monineath (m. 1952-2012, his death) See list Phat Kanhol Sisowath Pongsanmoni Norodom Thavet Norleak Sisowath Monikessan Mam Manivan Phanivong
Issue	14 children
Full name Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdach Preah Norodom Sihanouk Preahmâhaviraksat
House	House of Norodom
Father	Norodom Suramarit
Mother	Sisowath Kossamak
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
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Sihanouk was born on October 31, 1922 in Phnom Penh, French Indochina. He studied at the Cavalry Military School. Sihanouk was married six times. His last wife was Norodom Monineath from 1952 until his death in 2012. Sihanouk had 14 children. He had suffered prostate cancer.^[2] Sihanouk died on October 15, 2012 while on a trip to Beijing, China from a heart attack, aged 89.^[3]