Tea Banh | |
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Minister of National Defense | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Deputy Prime Minister | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 2003 – Incumbent |
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Constituency | Siem Reap Province |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 November 1945 Koh Kong, Cambodia |
Political party | CPP |
Spouse(s) | Tao Toeun |
Profession | Soldier, Politician |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Military service | |
Service/branch | Royal Cambodian Army |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | Cambodian–Thai border dispute |
Tea Banh (Khmer: ទៀ បាញ់) (November 5, 1945, Koh Kong Province)[1] (Born: Tea Sangvan or Sangvan Hin-kling) is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Defence for Cambodia.[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] Banh is of Sino-Thai descent, His father named Tea Toek, a Thai-Chinese, and his mother Nou Peng Chenda, a Thai descendant. He has three children Tea Siam, Tea Tyhas, Tea Kanha. [4]