Khamphoui Sisavatdy Explained

Khamphoui Sisavatdy
Office:Prime Minister of the Royal Lao Government in Exile
Term Start:6 May 2003
Term End:October 15, 2023
Monarch3:Soulivong Savang
Occupation:Professor, politician
Birth Date:February 2, 1936
Death Date:October 15, 2023
Death Place:Vancouver, Washington
Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
Native Name:ຄໍາຜຸຍ ສີສວັສດ໌
Preceded:Position established

Khamphoui Sisavatdy (Lao: ຄໍາຜຸຍ ສີສວັສດີ໌) was the Sithandone Province House of Representative in the 7th Term Legislature of the Royal Lao Government (1972 - 1975). Prime Minister of the Royal Lao Government in Exile, serving in the position since the exiled government's formation in 2003. Khamphoui was re-elected Prime Minister in 2005 and 2010.

Education

Khamphoui Sisavatdy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Buddhist studies from the Chulalongkorn University in 1964. From 1964 to 1972, he was a teacher at the Buddhist Institute, Wat Ong Teu Mahawihan, a branch of Sisavangvong University. He taught Buddhist teachings (Theravāda Abhidhamma), general psychology, and adolescent psychology.

Political career

He was a Sithandone Province House of Representative in the 7th Term Legislature of the Royal Lao Government (1972 - 1975). When the Royal Lao Government in Exile was proclaimed on 6 May 2003, Khamphoui became its first prime minister. Khamphoui condemned the 2006 Laotian parliamentary election and called for international pressure on Laos to install a democracy.[1]

Political positions

Khamphoui saw a constitutional monarchy as the best form of government for Laos,[2] and that the Lao PDR's current government is dictatorial, and a puppet state of Vietnam. Khamphoui further believed that the Laotian people should be enabled to create the administration of their choice, and that the LPRP’s rule will eventually end, as more and more people will want to see beyond the “curtain” of an isolated society.[3]

Death

Sisavatdy died on October, 15, 2023 in Vancouver, Washington, at the age of 87.[4]

References

  1. Web site: The Royal Lao Government in Exile Condemns National Elections in Laos as Charade Chairman . 2023-09-06 . www.dakotavoice.com.
  2. News: Millar . Paul . Game of thrones . December 3, 2019 . Southeast Asia Globe . April 3, 2018.
  3. News: Pillalamarri . Akhilesh . Interview: Laos Prime Minister in Exile . December 3, 2019 . The Diplomat . July 24, 2014.
  4. Web site: Khamphoui Sisavatdy Obituary - Portland, OR . 2024-02-29 . Dignity Memorial . en-us.