Tea Banh Explained

Honorific-Prefix:General
Samdech Pichey Sena
Tea Banh
Native Name:ទៀ បាញ់
Honorific-Suffix:NM MP
Office:Minister of National Defence
Primeminister:Hun Sen
Norodom Ranariddh
Ung Huot
Hun Sen
Term Start:1987
Term End:22 August 2023
Office1:Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party
President1:Hun Sen
Alongside1:Say Chhum, Sar Kheng and Men Sam An
Term Start1:24 December 2021
Predecessor1:Hun Sen (2015)
Office2:Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia
Primeminister2:Hun Sen
Term Start2:16 July 2004
Term End2:22 August 2023
Office4:Minister of Transport
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
Primeminister4:Chan Sy
Hun Sen
Term Start4:1982
Term End4:1987
Office5:Member of Parliament
for Siem Reap
Term Start5:14 June 1993
Majority5:52,356 (13.24%)
Birth Name:Tea Sangvan
Birth Date:5 November 1945
Birth Place:Kampot Province, Cambodia, French Indochina
(in present-day Koh Kong Province, Cambodia)
Party:Cambodian People's Party
Spouse:Tao Toeun (m. 1975)
Relatives:Tea Vinh (brother)
Profession:Politician
Rank: General
Branch:Royal Cambodian Army
Allegiance: Cambodia
Serviceyears:1962–present
Commands:National Committee for Maritime Security
Battles:Cambodian Civil War

Tea Banh (Central Khmer: ទៀ បាញ់ in Central Khmer pronounced as /tiə ɓaɲ/; born 5 November 1945)[1] is a Cambodian politician and general. He was a Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Defence of Cambodia from 1987 until 2023.[2] He is a former general and a member of the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Siem Reap Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in the 2003 elections.[3] He was succeeded as defence minister by his eldest son Tea Seiha.

Personal life

Banh, whose birth name was "Tea Sangvan" later changed to Thai name, Sangvan Hin-kling (Thai: สังวาลย์ หินกลิ้ง) and "Tea Banh" in last,[4] is of Sino-Thai descent. His father, a Thai-Chinese, was named Tea Toek (Thai: เต็ก;) and his mother Nou Peng Chenda (Thai: หนู เพ่งจินดา;), was an ethnic Thai.[5] [6] Banh married Tao Toeun (Thai: เตือนใจ ธรรมเกษร;), who is also an ethnic Thai, in 1975. They have three children, including Tea Seiha (also spelt Tea Seyha), the governor of Siem Reap province.[7] Banh's brother Tea Vinh is the commander of the Royal Cambodian Navy.

Honours

Notes and References

  1. http://www.uc.edu.kh/third_honorary_doctoral_degree.htm His Excellency Tea Banh
  2. http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/event/2008/3/1178459_930.html Visit to Japan by Gen. Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Cambodia
  3. http://www.necelect.org.kh/English/ElectionResult/Result_2003/Result_2003.html "Election results"
  4. Rungmani Meksophon. Khon Song Phaendin [Two Lands People]. Bangkok:Banpraathit, 2008, p. 167-169
  5. http://gocn.southcn.com/qw2index/2006tpzx/2006tpzxgl/200803190050.htm 吴锐成主任出席柬埔寨中国港澳侨商总会十周年会庆
  6. Asiaweek, Volume 15, Issues 40-51; Asiaweek Limited, 1989, p. 32, "So would Tea Banh, an ethnic Thai with extensive business contacts in Thailand."
  7. Web site: Exiled opposition leader supports Cambodian defense minister's son as PM candidate . 2023-03-14 . Radio Free Asia . en.