Nhek Bun Chhay Explained

Nhek Bun Chhay
Office:Leader of the Khmer National United Party
Term Start:2016
Office1:Member of Parliament
Constituency1:Battambang (1993–2008)
Banteay Meanchey (2008–2013)
Term Start1:2 July 1993
Term End1:28 July 2013
Office2:Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia
Monarch2:Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihamoni
Primeminister2:Hun Sen
Term Start2:16 July 2004
Term End2:24 September 2013
Office3:Second Vice President of the Senate
President3:Chea Sim
Term Start3:1999
Term End3:2003
Birth Place:Battambang, Cambodia
Party:Khmer National United Party
Spouse:Sam Sopheap
Alma Mater:St. Clements University
Profession:Politician
Native Name Lang:km

Nhek Bun Chhay (Central Khmer: ញឹក ប៊ុនឆៃ; born 1956) is a Cambodian politician and leader of the Khmer National United Party. Prior to his career in the military, he began as a rebel and supported the royalist forces of Funcinpec until he rose to the rank of general.[1] He began his career as a politician after the downfall of FUNCINPEC and founded his own political party.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Scroggins . Hurley . Bun Chhay: loved, feared, admired, hated . 6 October 2021 . www.phnompenhpost.com . 27 June 1997 . en.