PHNOM PENH, Nov 29 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prince, Norodom Ranariddh, passed away yesterday, at the age of 77, Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said, in a condolence letter.
“I and my wife are extremely saddened to learn that Prince Norodom Ranariddh, president of the Funcinpec Party and head of the Supreme Privy Advisory Council to the King, passed away on Sunday, Nov 28, 2021, at the age of 77 due to illness,” Hun Sen said, in a letter to the prince’s widow, Norodom Marie Ranariddh.
“The prince’s death is a great loss of a royal prominent figure, who had a strong affection for Nation-Religion-King,” he said.
The prince passed away in France at 9:40 a.m., or 15:40 p.m. Cambodian time, according to Cambodian Information Minister, Khieu Kanharith.
Ranariddh was the second son of the late King Father, Norodom Sihanouk, and a half-brother of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni.
He was former co-prime minister from 1993 to 1997, and ex-president of the National Assembly from 1998 to 2006.– NNN-AKP
