Norodom Suramarit (, ; 6 March 1896 – 3 April 1960) was King of Cambodia from 3 March 1955 until his death in 1960. He was the father of King Norodom Sihanouk and the grandfather of Cambodia's current king, Norodom Sihamoni. Suramarit was born in Phnom Penh to Prince Norodom Sutharot. When his grandfather King Norodom died in 1904, Norodom's brother Sisowath took the throne. King Sisowath died in 1927 and was succeeded by his son Sisowath Monivong.
thumb|Suramarit laying a brick for the [[Roman Catholic Cathedral of Phnom Penh, ]]
Suramarit married Monivong's daughter Sisowath Kossamak. Upon Monivong's death in 1941, Sihanouk, Suramarit's son and Monivong's grandson, was selected as the new king. In 1955, Sihanouk abdicated in favor of his father. He was formally crowned on 5 March 1956, the day before his 60th birthday.
Following Suramarit's death in 1960, Sihanouk became Chief of State, while Suramarit's wife Sisowath Kosamak became Queen. Suramarit was given the posthumous title of Preah Karuna Preah Norodom Suramarit Preah Moha Kachanakkot ().
Ancestry
Honours
National
- 60px Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia (1941)
Foreign
- 60px Grand Commander of the Most Glorious Order of the Truth (Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma) (Burma)
- 60px Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honour (French Republic, 1939)
- 60px Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (French Republic)
- 60px Knight Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Crysanthemun (Empire of Japan)
- 60px Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol (Kingdom of Laos, 1955)
- 60px Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Kingdom of Thailand)
- 60px Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Dragon of Annam (Empire of Vietnam)
- 60px Knight Grand Cross of the National Order of Vietnam (Empire of Vietnam)
- 60px Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (Malaysia)
- 60px Honorary Recipient of the Order of Suvorov, 1st class (Soviet Union, 7 July 1956)
- 60px Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia, 14 July 1956)
- 60x60px Great Star of the Order of the Yugoslav Star (6 August 1957)