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The commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (Khmer: អគ្គមេបញ្ជាការនៃកងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ) is the highest-ranking military officer of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and its major branches.
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Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
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អគ្គមេបញ្ជាការនៃកងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ | |
![]() Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
since 6 September 2018 | |
Ministry of National Defence | |
Reports to | Minister of National Defence |
Residence | Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia |
Appointer | Monarch of Cambodia |
Formation | 1 November 1993 |
Deputy | Deputy Commander-in-Chief |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | ![]() |
Sosthène Fernandez (1923–2006) |
March 1970 | 1975 | 4–5 years |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | ![]() |
Pol Pot (1925–1998) |
1977 | 1979 | 1–2 years |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | ![]() |
Heng Samrin (born 1934) |
1979 | 1989 | 9–10 years |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | ![]() |
Heng Samrin (born 1934) |
1989 | 1993 | 3–4 years |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | Norodom Ranariddh (born 1944) as Co Commander-in-chief | 1 November 1993 | 7 July 1997 | 3 years, 248 days | [1][2] | |
1 | Hun Sen (born 1952) as Co Commander-in-chief until 1997 | 1 November 1993 | 28 January 1999 | 5 years, 88 days | [1][2] | |
2 | Ke Kim Yan | General28 January 1999 | 23 January 2009 | 9 years, 361 days | [1][3] | |
3 | Pol Saroeun | General23 January 2009 | 30 June 2018 | 9 years, 130 days | [3] | |
– | Sao Sokha Acting | General2 July 2018 | 6 September 2018 | 96 days | [4][5] | |
4 | Vong Pisen | General6 September 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 346 days | [6] |
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