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| Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Thecommander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (Khmer:អគ្គមេបញ្ជាការនៃកងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ) is the highest-ranking military officer of theRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and its major branches.
| 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 | |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | .jpg) | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Ranariddh, NorodomNorodom Ranariddh (born 1944) as Co Commander-in-chief | 1 November 1993 | 7 July 1997 | 3 years, 248 days | [1][2] |
| 1 | _cropped.jpg) | Sen, HunHun Sen (born 1952) as Co Commander-in-chief until 1997 | 1 November 1993 | 28 January 1999 | 5 years, 88 days | [1][2] |
| 2 |  | Yan, KeGeneral Ke Kim Yan | 28 January 1999 | 23 January 2009 | 9 years, 361 days | [1][3] |
| 3 | .jpg) | Saroeun, PolGeneral Pol Saroeun | 23 January 2009 | 30 June 2018 | 9 years, 130 days | [3] |
| – | | Sokha, SaoGeneral Sao Sokha Acting | 2 July 2018 | 6 September 2018 | 96 days | [4][5] |
| 4 | .jpeg) | Pisen, VongGeneral Vong Pisen | 6 September 2018 | Incumbent | 7 years, 83 days | [6] |