List of honours received by Norodom Sihanouk

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Norodom Sihanouk is a Cambodian statesman, who has received numerous honours.[ citation needed ]

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National

Award or decorationDate
KHM Ordre Royal du Cambodge - Grand Croix BAR.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia
KHM National Independence Medal.png National Independence Medal
KHM Royal Order Of Sowathara - Grand Cross rib.png Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sowathara
KHM Royal Order of Monisaraphon - Grand Cross.png Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Monisaraphon
KHM Royal Order of Sahametrei - Grand Cross.png Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sahametrei

Foreign

Award or decorationCountryDate
Ordre du Dragon d'Annam (par le Gouvernement Francais) GC ribbon.svg Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam (1st class)Long tinh flag.svg  Annam (French protectorate) 3 April 1942
AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 2nd Class BAR.png Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2nd class)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 29 August 1956
BRU Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei.svg Royal Family Order of Brunei (DKMB)Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 1955
CZE Rad Bileho Lva 3 tridy BAR.svg Order of the White Lion (1st class)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1955 [1]
EGY Order of the Nile - Grand Cordon BAR.png Grand Cordon of Order of the Nile Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt 9 November 1959
Order of The Queen of Sheba (Ethiopia) ribbon.gif Grand Cordon of the Order of the Queen of Sheba Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopian Empire 4 May 1968
Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Flag of France.svg  France 21 October 1941 [2]
Legion Honneur GO ribbon.svg Grand Officer of the Legion of HonourFlag of France.svg  France 3 May 1941 [2]
Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna rib.svg Star of the Republic of Indonesia (1st class or Adipurna)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1 April 1968 [3]
Cordone di gran Croce di Gran Cordone OMRI BAR.svg Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 26 May 1973
JPN Daikun'i kikkasho BAR.svg Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2 December 1955
LAO Order of the a Million Elephants and the White Parasol - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross with Collar of Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg  Kingdom of Laos 18 April 1963
MY Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara (Crown of the Realm) - DMN.svg The Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1963 [4]
MLI National Order - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1973 [5]
MAR Order of the Throne - Special Class BAR.png Grand Cordon of the Order of the Throne Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 26 May 1973
Ordine della Verita - divisione civile (Birmania).png Grand Commander of the Most Glorious Order of the TruthFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 15 November 1954
National Order - Grand Cross (Niger) - ribbon bar.png Grand Cross of the National Order of NigerFlag of Niger.svg  Niger 5 November 1969
DPRK ribbon bar - Order of National Flag 1st Class.svg Order of the National Flag (1st class)Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1965 [6]
Decoration without ribbon - en.svg International Kim Il Sung Prize Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 29 March 2012 [7]
PHL Order of Sikatuna - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of Sikatuna Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 30 January 1956 [8]
POL Polonia Restituta Wielki BAR.svg Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland June 1956
Darjah Utama Temasek ribbon (1962-1996) ribbon.png Order of Temasek Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1967 [9]
VPD National Order of Vietnam - Grand Cross BAR.svg Grand Cross of the National Order of Vietnam Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam 1959
SU Order of Suvorov 1st class ribbon.svg Order of Suvorov (1st class)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7 July 1956 [10]
Ordem-Yugo-Flechas.png Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 22 June 1956
ESP Gran Cruz Merito Militar (Distintivo Blanco) pasador.svg Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 22 June 1956 [11]
Order Of Ummayad (Syria) - ribbon bar.gif Order of the Umayyads (Member 1st class)Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 15 November 1959
Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 15 December 1954 [12]
Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star Rib.png Order of the Yugoslav Great Star Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 17 January 1968 [13]

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