Ramathipadi I

Ramathipadi I (Khmer: រាមាធិបតីទី១; 1614 1659), also known as Ponhea Chan (Khmer: ពញាចន្ទ pronounced [pʰɲiə.cɑn]), Cau Bana Cand, Botum Reachea I, Nac Cham, or Sultan Ibrahim (Jawi: سلطان إبراهيم), reigning from 1642 to 1658, was the first and only Cambodian king to convert to Islam. Ramathipadi I was the third son of Chey Chettha II.

Ramathipadi I
Sultan Ibrahim
سلطان إبراهيم
Sultan of Cambodia
Reign1642–1658
PredecessorBatom Reachea (Ang Non I)
SuccessorBarom Reachea V
Born1614
Died1659
SpouseNeak Moneang Kapah Pau (a Malay)
IssuePrincess Dav Kshatriyi
Names
Ramathipadi I
Sultan Ibrahim
HouseHouse of Trasak Paem
FatherChey Chettha II
MotherNeak Moneang Pussa (from Lan Xang)
ReligionPreviously Buddhism,
converted to Sunni upon accession to the throne
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