Cham Prasidh
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This is a Cambodian name; the family name is Cham. According to Cambodian custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Prasidh.
| Cham Prasidh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Industry and Handicrafts | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 24, 1994 | |
| President | Hun Sen |
| Member of Parliament for Siem Reap | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 26, 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 14, 1951 Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Political party | Cambodian People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Tep Bopha |
| Alma mater | University of Phnom Penh |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Cham Prasidh (Khmer: ចម ប្រសិទ្ធ; born May 15, 1951, Phnom Penh)[1] is the Cambodian Minister of Industry and Handicrafts.[2] He belongs to the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Siem Reap Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003.[3]
Cham was born Ung You Teckhor[4] to an ethnic Chinese family who were engaged in Entrepot trade. His father, Ung You Y, served as the member of parliament for Stung Treng during Lon Nol's regime.[5]
Notes
- ↑ His Excellency Cham Prasidh
- ↑ Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia meet on development triangle
- ↑ "Election results". Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008.
- ↑ Gottesman (2004), p. 427
- ↑ Gottesman (2004), p. 291
References
- Gottesman, Evans R., Cambodia After the Khmer Rouge: Inside the Politics of Nation Building, Silkworm Books, 2004, ISBN 974-9575-52-0
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