Tep Hun Explained

Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
Tep Hun
Office:Minister of Justice
Term Start:1967
Term End:1969
Predecessor:Yem Sambaur
Successor:Yem Sambaur
Party:Sangkum
Occupation:Judge, politician, orchid producer
Death Date:1975?
Death Place:Phnom Penh

H.E. Tep Hun was a former orchid producer, judge, and minister of justice for Cambodia,[1] during the last years of the Norodom Sihanouk's Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime.

After the military coup of 1970, he was threaten and forced to seat in the Vice-President’s chair of the new Khmer Republic's Parliament

He was captured and killed, soon after the fall of Phnom Penh in 1975, by the Khmer Rouge.

He is the father of Tep Vattho (1963-2016) architect, former urbanist and director of the urban planning department of the Apsara Authority (Authority for the Protection of the Site and Management of the Region of Angkor), and he is grandfather of David Piot, manager for the family enterprices Angkor Village Hotel, Angkor Village Apsara Theatre and the elephant retirement park Kulen Elephant Forest. [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1967July-Dec.. HathiTrust. en. 18 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Letter from Siem Reap: Jolie spotting, Khmer home lunch and elephant playtime . 2023-02-15 . www.webintravel.com.
  3. Web site: Finding Sanctuary. Mary . K. Pratt. www.khmertimes.com.