Modern Sangharajas
- Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara (Charoen Suvaddhano), current sangharaja of Thailand
- Preah Maha Ghosananda, (Maha Nikaya) the late sangharaja of Cambodia*
- Samdech Preah Sugandhādhipati Bour Kry, current sangharaja of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya of Cambodia
- Samdech Preah Sumedhādhipati Non Nget, current sangharaja of the Maha Nikaya of Cambodia
- Samdech Preah Agga Mahā Sangharājādhipati Tep Vong, current agga sangharaja of Cambodia
In 1988, Maha Ghosananda was elected Supreme Patriarch by a group of exiled monks in Paris, however this status was not officially recognized in Cambodia. During this same period, Tep Vong held the same office in the unified Cambodian sangha, and after 1991 as the Supreme Patriarch of the Maha Nikaya.
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