Khieu Kanharith
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| Khieu Kanharith | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Information | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Member of Parliament for Kandal Province | |
| In office 1981–2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Advisor to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1951 Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Political party | CPP |
| Spouse(s) | Tep Rainsy |
| Children | Khieu Tep Sathya |
| Alma mater | Royal University of Law and Economics |
| Profession | Politician, Editor, Author |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
This is a Cambodian name; the family name is Khieu. According to Cambodian custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Kanharith.
Khieu Kanharith (born 13 September 1951) is the Cambodian Minister of Information.[1] Khieu, formerly a newspaper editor,[2] was first elected to the National Assembly of Cambodia in 1981. He was jailed in 1990 for suspicion of dissident activities; in 1991, Hun Sen asked him to serve as an advisor, and in 1992, he was promoted to Minister.
Khieu was born in Phnom Penh to Khieu Than, who was a customs official and his wife Lor Lienghorn. He is also an author and translator, and has produced an unauthorized Khmer language version of the James Clavell novel Shōgun, which he has had printed with his own money.[2]
References
- ↑ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-c/cambodia.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Translating a Novel, Minister Turns a New Page by Ethan Plaut, January 13, 2006, at the Cambodia Daily
External links
- H.E. Mr Khieu Kanharith, Ministry of Information Cambodia, retrieved 21 June 2012
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