RAC was originally established by a Royal Decree of 25 August 1965 and placed under the Office of the Council of Ministers.

However, by the time war broke out in Cambodia in 1970 it had still not started operations, and in the following years it disappeared completely amidst the turmoil of the Khmer Rouge period.

[1] Prime Minister Hun Sen officially became a member of the Royal Academy of Cambodia in a ceremony held here on April 28.

He was appointed as a full member of the Royal Academy of Cambodia by King Norodom Sihamoni in recognition of his competence in leading the country.

[citation needed] Reestablished in 1999, the Royal Academy of Cambodia, the country’s leading research and training institution, has currently 18 full members.