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Queen of Cambodia from to

Norodom Monineath Sihanouk (Khmer: នរោត្ដម មុនិនាថ សីហនុ, pronounced[nɔroːtɗɑmmɔniːniətsəjhanuʔ]; born Paule Monique Izzi; 18 June ) is the Queen Mother of Cambodia. She was Queen of Cambodia from to , as the wife of King Norodom Sihanouk.

Norodom Sihanouk – Wikipedia

She is the widow of King-Father Norodom Sihanouk, whom she married in as the "secondary consort" (Sihanouk married his official wife, Norodom Thavet Norleak, as the "first lady" also in , before being married to Monineath). After Sihanouk and Norleak divorced in , Monineath became the official spouse of the King.

Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk and King Norodom Sihanouk had two children: Norodom Sihamoni and Norodom Narindrapong; both were born before their parents married.

Her official, full title is "Samdech Preah Mahaksatrey Norodom Monineath Sihanouk" (Khmer: សម្តេចព្រះមហាក្សត្រី នរោត្តម មុនិនាថ សីហនុ). The Queen is also called "Preah Voreakreach Meada Cheat Khmer" (Khmer: ព្រ Biography of Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk ZYL