Hun Sen
Hun Sen (Khmer: ហ៊ុន សែន) (born August 5 ,1952) is a Cambodian politician.[1][2][3] He was elected Prime Minister of Cambodia vin 1985 after the death of his predecessor Chan Sy. Before he was Prime Minister, Sen was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He retired as Prime Minister in August 2023, and he was succeeded by his son Hun Manet.
Samdech Hun Sen | |
|---|---|
ហ៊ុន សែន | |
Hun Sen in 2007 | |
| Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
| In office 30 November 1998 – 22 August 2023 | |
| Monarch | Norodom Sihanouk Chea Sim (Regent) Norodom Sihamoni |
| Preceded by | Ung Huot |
| Succeeded by | Hun Manet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1952
(aged 73) Peam Koh Sna, Indochina (now Cambodia) |
| Political party | CPP |
| Spouse(s) | Bun Rany |
| Children | Manet Mana Manit Mani Mali Malis |
Hun Sen Media
Hun Sen with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on 18 October 2018
Hun Sen with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Kumamoto, Japan on 23 April 2022.
Hun Sen with US President Joe Biden during the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, 12 November 2022.
Hun Sen with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 4 August 2022
Deforestation in Cambodia is partly driven by Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) within protected areas.
Cambodia's deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha (left) was arrested in September 2017, while opposition leader Sam Rainsy (right) has lived in exile since November 2015.
Hun Sen at a 2021 ASEAN Summit on Myanmar with Joko Widodo.
Senate President Hun Sen meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Phnom Penh, 4 June 2024.
Hun Sen and his wife Bun Rany at the ceremonial reception of the then Vice President of India at Peace Palace, Phnom Penh
References
- ↑ https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/18/speak-truth-cambodias-dictator Retrieved September-29-2013
- ↑ https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21566658-few-days-centre-stage-hun-sen-cambodias-dictator-may-not-be-entirely-welcome-tenth-out Retrieved September-29-2013
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/18/us-cambodia-hunsen-analysis-idUSBRE98H04K20130918 Archived 2015-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September-29-2013