Norodom Ranariddh

Norodom Ranariddh (Khmer: នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ; 2 January 1944 – 28 November 2021) was a Cambodian royal politician and law academic. He is the second son of Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and a half-brother of Norodom Sihamoni.

His Royal Highness Samdech Krom Preah Norodom Ranariddh MP
នរោត្ដម រណឫទ្ធិ
3rd President of the National Assembly
In office 25 November 1998 – 14 March 2006
Monarch	Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihamoni
Prime Minister	Hun Sen
Vice President	Heng Samrin Nguon Nhel
Preceded by	Chea Sim
Succeeded by	Heng Samrin
35th Prime Minister of Cambodia First Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office 2 July 1993 – 6 August 1997
Monarch	Norodom Sihanouk
Preceded by	Hun Sen
Succeeded by	Ung Huot
President of the FUNCINPEC Party
In office 19 January 2015 – 28 November 2021
Preceded by	Norodom Arunrasmy
In office February 1992 – 18 October 2006
Preceded by	Nhiek Tioulong
Succeeded by	Keo Puth Rasmey
President of the Norodom Ranariddh Party
In office November 2006 – October 2008
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Chhim Siek Leng
In office December 2010 – August 2012
Preceded by	Chhim Siek Leng
Succeeded by	Pheng Heng
President of the Community of Royalist People's Party
In office 16 March 2014 – 17 January 2015
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of Parliament for Kampong Cham
In office 24 November 2017 – 28 November 2021
Preceded by	Kem Sokha
In office 2 July 1993 – 12 December 2006
Personal details
Born	(1944-01-02)2 January 1944 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Died	28 November 2021(2021-11-28) (aged 77) Aix-en-Provence, France
Political party	FUNCINPEC (1983–2006; 2015–present)
Other political affiliations	Community of Royalist People's Party (2014–15) Norodom Ranariddh Party (2006–08; 2010–12)
Spouse(s)	Eng Marie (m. 1968; div. 2010) Ouk Phalla (m. 2010; d. 2018)
Children	Norodom Chakravuth Norodom Sihariddh Norodom Rattana Devi Norodom Sothearidh Norodom Ranavong
Parents	Norodom Sihanouk (deceased) Phat Kanhol (deceased)
Alma mater	University of Provence
House	House of Norodom
Website	Official website

Ranariddh is the president of FUNCINPEC, a Cambodian royalist party. He was also the First Prime Minister of Cambodia following the restoration of the monarchy, serving between 1993 and 1997, and subsequently as the President of the National Assembly between 1998 and 2006.

On 17 June 2018, Ranariddh and his wife, Ouk Phalla, were both seriously injured in a car accident en route to Sihanoukville Province. Ouk Phalla died hours later as a result of her injuries.

Ranariddh died on 28 November 2021 at a hospital in Aix-en-Provence, France at the age of 77.