Honorific Prefix: | Admiral |
Tea Vinh | |
Native Name: | Central Khmer: ទៀ វិញ |
Office: | Commander of the Royal Cambodian Navy |
Term Start: | ? |
Birth Place: | Koh Kong, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Party: | Cambodian People's Party |
Spouse: | Kan Chantrea |
Relatives: | Tea Banh (brother) |
Rank: | Admiral |
Branch: | Royal Cambodian Navy |
Allegiance: | Cambodia |
Tea Vinh (Central Khmer: ទៀ វិញ; born 7 January 1952 in Koh Kong)[1] is the commander of the Royal Cambodian Navy, deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, and secretary-general of the National Committee for Maritime Security.[2] In November 2021, the United States government sanctioned Vinh for corruption, for conspiring with other Cambodian officials to personally benefit from the proceeds of projects at the Ream Naval Base.[3] [4]
Vinh 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] Vinh is married to Kan Chantrea, and has two children, Tea Leakhena, and Tea Sokha.[7] [8] Vinh's brother Tea Banh is a politician.