Norodom Arunrasmy
Encyclopedia
HRH Norodom Arunrasmy 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.
Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni...
and stepdaughter of Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk
Norodom Monineath Sihanouk
Queen Mother Norodom Monineath was born on June 18, 1936, in Saigon, Vietnam. She is the wife of HM King Father Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia whom she married in April 1952...
. Her birth mother is Mam Manivan Phanivong
Mam Manivan Phanivong
Mam Manivan Phaninvong was born in Vientiane, Laos. She married King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in 1949, becoming his sixth wife. They had two daughters, Princess Norodom Sujata and the Royal Princess Norodom Arunrasmy....
, a Lao
Lao people
The Lao are an ethnic subgroup of Tai/Dai in Southeast Asia.-Names:The etymology of the word Lao is uncertain, although it may be related to tribes known as the Ai Lao who appear in Han Dynasty records in China and Vietnam as a people of what is now Yunan Province...
woman who was born in Vientiane
Vientiane
-Geography:Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.-Climate:Vientiane features a tropical wet and dry climate with a distinct monsoon season and a dry season. Vientiane’s dry season spans from November through March. April marks the...
, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
, who married King Sihanouk in 1949. She was born in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
on October 2, 1955. Princess Arunrasmy attended primary school at the Petit Lycée Descartes in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
, and attended secondary school at a Roman Catholic boarding school called Mater Dei in Kep province. She is fluent in Khmer
Khmer language
Khmer , or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language , with speakers in the tens of millions. Khmer has been considerably influenced by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the royal and religious...
, Lao
Lao people
The Lao are an ethnic subgroup of Tai/Dai in Southeast Asia.-Names:The etymology of the word Lao is uncertain, although it may be related to tribes known as the Ai Lao who appear in Han Dynasty records in China and Vietnam as a people of what is now Yunan Province...
, Thai
Thai language
Thai , also known as Central Thai and Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family. Historical linguists have been unable to definitively...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
She was selected as the Funcinpec
Funcinpec
FUNCINPEC is a royalist political party in Cambodia. Before the 2008 election, FUNCINPEC and the Cambodian People's Party formed a coalition government, although FUNCINPEC's significance has decreased steadily since 1998, when it had an equal relationship with the CPP in the coalition.FUNCINPEC is...
candidate for the 2008 Cambodian parliamentary elections
Cambodian parliamentary election, 2008
A parliamentary election was held in Cambodia on 27 July 2008.Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the planned date of the election on 30 May 2007, saying that the date of 27 July 2008 had been decided on because it was a holiday and because it fell exactly five years after the last election...
and has been the Cambodian Ambassador to Malaysia since 2005.
Family
Her Royal Highness is married to His Excellency Keo Puth Reasmey and have five children:- HRH Prince Nakia
- HRH Prince Nando
- HRH Princess Sirikith
- HRH Princess Reasmey Ponita
- HRH Prince Reasmey Khemuni