Cambodian celebrities
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Marshal Lon Nol (Khmer: លន់ នល់; November 13, 1913 – November 17, 1985) was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice (1966–67; 1969–71), as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister. He
Nuon Chea (Khmer: នួន ជា; born 7 July 1926), also known as Long Bunruot (Khmer: ឡុង ប៊ុនរត្ន) or Rungloet Laodi (Thai: รุ่งเลิศ เหล่าดี), is a Cambodian former communist politician who was
Heng Samrin (Khmer: ហេង សំរិន; born 25 May 1934) is the President of the National Assembly of Cambodia, Honorary President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), and a Member of Parliament for Kampong Cham Province. He previously serv
Sisowath Monivong (Khmer: ព្រះបាទ ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ៍ មុនីវង្ស, ) (27 December 1875 – 24 April 1941) was the king of the French Protectorate of Cambodia from 1927 until his death in 1941. Monivong was the
Khieu Kanharith (born 13 September 1951) is the Cambodian Minister of Information. Khieu, formerly a newspaper editor, was first elected to the National Assembly of Cambodia in 1981. He was jailed in 1990 for suspicion of dissident activities; in 199
Mu Sochua (Khmer: មូរ សុខហួ; born May 15, 1954) is a Cambodian politician and rights activist, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Battambang. In 2005, she received the Leadership Award in Washington, DC, from the Vital Voices Foundatio
Pisith Pilika (Khmer: ពិសិដ្ឋ ពីលីកា) (4 February 1965 – 6 July 1999), was a Cambodian ballet dancer and actress. Born Oak Eap Pili (Khmer: ឱក អៀបពីលី), Pilika appeared in hundreds of movies and thousands
Khieu Samphan (Khmer: ខៀវ សំផន; born July 27, 1931) is a former Cambodian communist politician who was the president of the state presidium of Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) from 1976 until 1979. As such, he served as Cambodia’s head o
Norodom Sihanouk (Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហនុ; 31 October 1922 – 15 October 2012) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004. Also affectionately known as Samdech Euv (Khmer: សម្តេចឪ) to t
Tioulong Saumura (Khmer: ជូឡុង សូមូរ៉ា; born 9 July 1950, ) is a Cambodian politician. She is a member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party and was elected to represent Phnom Penh in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003.
Sam Rainsy (Khmer: សម រង្ស៊ី born March 10, 1949) is a Cambodian politician, currently serving as the Minority Leader. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampong Cham since July 2014, an office he also held from 1998 to 2003.