| Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| អគ្គមេបញ្ជាការនៃកងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ | |
 Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
| 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 |
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.
List of commanders
Khmer National Armed Forces (1970–1975)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | 
|
Sosthène Fernandez (1923–2006) |
March 1970 | 1975 | 4–5 years | |
Liberation Army of Kampuchea (1977–1979)
| 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 | |
Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (1979–1989)
| 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 | |
Cambodian People's Armed Forces (1989–1993)
| 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 | |
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (1993–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | General Ke Kim Yan | 28 January 1999 | 23 January 2009 | 9 years, 361 days | [1][3] | |
| 3 | General Pol Saroeun | 23 January 2009 | 30 June 2018 | 9 years, 130 days | [3] | |
| – | General Sao Sokha Acting | 2 July 2018 | 6 September 2018 | 96 days | [4][5] | |
| 4 | General Vong Pisen | 6 September 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 79 days | [6] | |
References
- ^ a b c Ana, Phann (29 January 1999). "PM Turns Over Commander-in-Chief Post". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b Willemyns, Alex (5 July 2017). "Making of a strongman: In July 1997, Hun Sen took full control of the country – and his party". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b Post Staff (23 January 2009). "Ke Kim Yan removed from post". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Dara, Mech (14 June 2018). "Hun Manet gets promotion". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Dara, Mech (2 July 2018). "Hun Manet is now a four-star General". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Rathavong, Ven (7 September 2018). "New Commander-in-Chief for RCAF". Khmer Times. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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