Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum

Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
ចៅ សែនកុសល ឈុំ
Chhum in 2004
Acting Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office
6 August 1962 – 6 October 1962
MonarchSisowath Kossamak
PresidentNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded byNhiek Tioulong
Succeeded byNorodom Kantol
President of the National Assembly
In office
1966–1968
In office
1962–1963
Personal details
Born(1905-09-01)1 September 1905
Tri Tôn, Châu Đốc, Cochinchina,French Indochina
(now An Giang, Vietnam)
Died22 January 2009(2009-01-22) (aged 103)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
NationalityCambodian
Political partySangkum (1955–1970)
Spouse
Vann Thi Hai
(m. 1940)
Children7
RelativesKoun Wick (cousin)[1]
EthnicityKhmer Krom

Chau Sen Cocsal (Khmer: ចៅ សែនកុសល, Chau Sênkŏsâl; 1 September 1905[2][1][3] – 22 January 2009), also known as Chhum (Khmer: ឈុំ, Chhŭm), was a Cambodian civil servant and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia in 1962 and President of the National Assembly twice, in 1962–1963 and 1966–1968. Chhum was awarded the honorary title "Samdech" in 1993 by King Norodom Sihanouk.

  1. ^ a b "Index Ch".
  2. ^ Profile of Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
  3. ^ "អគ្គិសនីកម្ពុជា".