Facts: - regent: '' see list '' hun sen - succession: king of cambodia - coronation: 29 october 2004 - reign: 14 october 2004 -- present - mother: norodom monineath - predecessor: norodom sihanouk - house: house of norodom - father: norodom sihanouk - birth date: 14 may 1953 - name: norodom sihamoni - image: norodom crop.jpg - birth place: phnom penh , cambodia - religion: theravada buddhism Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of norodom sihamoni .
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norodom sihamoni -lrb- ; born 14 may 1953 -rrb- is the reigning king of cambodia .he ascended the throne on 14 october 2004 .he is the eldest son of norodom sihanouk and his second wife norodom monineath sihanouk .he was cambodia 's ambassador to unesco and named by a nine-member throne council to become the next king after his father norodom sihanouk abdicated in 2004 .before ascending the throne , sihamoni was best known for his work as a cultural ambassador in europe and as a classical dance instructor .