Penn Nouth Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Samdech
Penn Nouth
Native Name:Central Khmer: ប៉ែន នុត
Office:Prime Minister of Cambodia
Term Start:17 April 1975
Term End:4 April 1976
Successor:Khieu Samphan (acting)
Term Start2:31 January 1968
Term End2:14 August 1969
President2:Norodom Sihanouk
Predecessor2:Son Sann
Successor2:Lon Nol
Term Start3:28 January 1961
Term End3:17 November 1961
Predecessor3:Pho Proeung
Successor3:Norodom Sihanouk
President3:Norodom Sihanouk
Term Start4:17 January 1958
Term End4:24 April 1958
Predecessor4:Ek Yi Oun
Successor4:Sim Var
Term Start5:18 April 1954
Term End5:26 January 1955
Monarch5:Norodom Sihanouk
Predecessor5:Norodom Sihanouk
Successor5:Leng Ngeth
Term Start6:24 January 1953
Term End6:22 November 1953
Monarch6:Norodom Sihanouk
Predecessor6:Norodom Sihanouk
Successor6:Chan Nak
Term Start7:15 August 1948
Term End7:21 January 1949
Monarch7:Norodom Sihanouk
Predecessor7:Chhean Vam
Successor7:Yem Sambaur
Office8:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Primeminister8:Ek Yi Oun
Sim Var
Term Start8:11 January 1958
Term End8:10 July 1958
Predecessor8:Sim Var
Successor8:Truong Cang
Birth Date:15 April 1906
Birth Place:Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina

Penn Nouth (Central Khmer: ប៉ែន នុត; 15 April 1906 – 18 May 1985) was a Cambodian politician. He served in the French colonial administration, then took active part in Cambodian politics, was several times Prime Minister of Cambodia (1953, 1954 - 1955, 1958, 1961) as part of the Sangkum regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk. He was the first prime minister of an independent Cambodia. He was prime minister for the sixth time from 31 January 1968 to 14 August 1969. On 18 March 1970, when Norodom Sihanouk was deposed by Penn Nouth's successor Lon Nol, Penn Nouth joined the monarch in his exile and became prime minister in the GRUNK coalition. His combined tenure as Prime Minister (5 years, 222 days), spanning seven non-consecutive terms, is the second-longest in Cambodian history after Hun Sen.

After the Khmer Rouge took Phnom Penh in 1975, he served as prime minister of the country for the last time, but did not have real power. He was allowed to leave Cambodia in 1979 along with Sihanouk; he then emigrated.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1963..