In office 1998 – 2004 Mother Phat Kanhol Father Norodom Sihanouk | House House of Norodom Prime Minister Hun Sen Name Norodom Devi | |
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Born 8 January 1943 (age 81)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia ( 1943-01-08 ) Issue Sisowath Moni Kossoma
Sisowath Kalyan Tevi
Keo Chinsita Forsinetti
Sisowath Chivannariddh
Sisowath Veakchiravuddh Children Sisowath Veakchiravuddh, Keo Chinsita Forsinetti Parents Phat Kanhol, Norodom Sihanouk Grandparents Norodom Suramarit, Sisowath Kossamak Great-grandparents Sisowath Monivong, Norodom Kanviman Norleak Tevi Similar People Norodom Sihanouk, Sisowath Kossamak, Norodom Arunrasmy, Norodom Ranariddh, Norodom Sihamoni | ||
A ceremonial dance by hrh princess norodom buppha devi
Norodom Buppha Devi ( [n̪ɔroːt̪ˈɗɑm ɓupˈpʰaː~ɓopʰaː t̪eːʋiː]; official title Her Royal Highness Samdech Reach Botrei Preah Ream Norodom Buppha Devi) is a princess of Cambodia born on 8 January 1943, in Phnom Penh. She is the daughter of Norodom Sihanouk and the late Neak Moneang Phat Kanthol, the elder sister of Prince Norodom Ranariddh, and a half-sibling of current King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni.
Contents
- A ceremonial dance by hrh princess norodom buppha devi
- Interview with HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi 2008
- Name
- Biography
- References
សម្ដេចព្រះរៀម នរោត្តម បុផ្ផាទេវី Interview with HRH Princess Norodom Buppha Devi, 2008
Name
Buppha Devi comes from Pali words puppha (បុប្ផា) meaning flower and devi (ទេវី) meaning goddess. The name is also romanised as 'Bopha Devi or 'Bophadevi.'
Biography
Buppha Devi finished her high school education at Lycée Preah Norodom in Phnom Penh. As a young princess, her grandmother, Queen Sisowath Kossamak, chose her to become a dancer early in her life. At the age of 15, she became the premiere dancer of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia. At the age of 18, she was granted the title of prima ballerina.
She then toured the world as the principal dancer of the Royal Ballet with Queen Kossamak, performing in public. In the past the ballet had been performed only before royalty to commemorate their dynastic ancestors and to honour the gods.
Buppha Devi married in 1959 at the age of fifteen, and has five children:
Buppha Devi formerly served as the Minister of Culture and Fine Arts in Cambodia.