List of heads of state of Cambodia

This is a list of heads of state of Cambodia from the death of King Norodom Suramarit on 3 April 1960 until the restoration of the monarchy under Norodom Sihanouk as King on 24 September 1993. It lists various heads of state which served in the meantime, under several different regimes and with several different titles.

Titles of the head of state

Although currently accorded the title of king, Cambodia's heads of state have been given a number of titles throughout the country's history:

• 1960: Chairman of the Regency Council
• 1960–1970: Head of State of the Kingdom of Cambodia
• 1970–1972: Head of State of the Khmer Republic
• 1972–1975: President of the Khmer Republic
• 1975: Chairman of the Supreme Committee
• 1975–1979: President of the State Presidium
• 1979–1981: Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Council
• 1981–1993: Chairman of the Council of State
• 1993: Head of State of the State of Cambodia

List of Heads of State of Cambodia (1960–1993)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

№		Name (Birth–Death) (Title)	Portrait	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Kingdom of Cambodia
—	—	Chuop Hell (1909–c.1975) Acting Head of State		3 April 1960	6 April 1960	Sangkum (Popular Socialist Community)
—	—	Prince Sisowath Monireth (1909–1975) Chairman of the Regency Council		6 April 1960	13 June 1960	Non-party
—	—	Chuop Hell (1909–c.1975) Acting Head of State		13 June 1960	20 June 1960	Sangkum (Popular Socialist Community)
1	1	Prince Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012) Head of State		20 June 1960	18 March 1970	Sangkum (Popular Socialist Community)
—	—	Cheng Heng (1916–1996) Acting Head of State		21 March 1970	9 October 1970	Sangkum (Popular Socialist Community)
Khmer Republic
2	1	Cheng Heng (1916–1996) Head of State		9 October 1970	10 March 1972	Non-party
3	2	Marshal Lon Nol (1913–1985) President		10 March 1972	1 April 1975	Military / Social Republican Party
—	—	General Saukam Khoy (1915–2008) Acting President (for Lon Nol)		1 April 1975	12 April 1975	Military / Social Republican Party
—	—	General Sak Sutsakhan (1928–1994) Chairman of the Supreme Committee		12 April 1975	17 April 1975	Military
Democratic Kampuchea
(1)	1	Prince Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012) President of the State Presidium		17 April 1975	11 April 1976	National United Front of Kampuchea
4	2	Khieu Samphan (1931– ) President of the State Presidium		11 April 1976	7 January 1979	Communist Party of Kampuchea
People's Republic of Kampuchea
5	1	Heng Samrin (1934– ) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Council		7 January 1979	27 June 1981	Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party
		Heng Samrin (1934– ) Chairman of the Council of State		27 June 1981	1 May 1989
State of Cambodia
(5)	1	Heng Samrin (1934– ) Chairman of the Council of State		1 May 1989	6 April 1992	Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party ↓ Cambodian People's Party
6	2	Chea Sim (1932– ) Chairman of the Council of State		6 April 1992	14 June 1993	Cambodian People's Party
(1)	3	Prince Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012) Head of State		14 June 1993	24 September 1993	Non-party

See also

• List of kings of Cambodia
• Prime Minister of Cambodia