Neth Savoeun

Neth Savoeun
នេត សាវឿន
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia
Assumed office
22 August 2023
Prime MinisterHun Manet
Serving with
Commissioner-General of the Cambodian National Police
In office
November 2008 – 22 August 2023
Preceded byHok Lundy
Succeeded bySar Thet
Deputy Commissioner-General of the Cambodian National Police
In office
Unknown – November 2008
Head of Penal Crime Division's Justice Department
In office
1993–Unknown
Commissioner of Phnom Penh Police
In office
1989–1993
Personal details
Born1956[citation needed]
NationalityCambodian
Cypriot (2017–19)[1]
Political partyCambodian People's Party
SpouseHun Kimleng
ProfessionPolitician, police
Military service
Allegiance Cambodia
Branch/serviceRoyal Cambodian Army
Cambodian National Police
RankGeneral

Neth Savoeun (Khmer: នេត សាវឿន) is a deputy prime minister of Cambodia, serving under prime minister Hun Manet. He previously served as the National Police Chief from 2008 to 2023. Savoeun was promoted from Deputy National Police Chief to the most senior law enforcement position of the country in November 2008 after his predecessor, Hok Lundy, whose tenure was mired in controversy and accusations of corruption, died in a helicopter crash. Savoeun, who was 52 years old at the time of his appointment, is married to Prime Minister Hun Sen's niece, Hun Kimleng. Prior to the National Police force, Savoeun was the police chief of Phnom Penh during the State of Cambodia and then, after the 1993 elections, head of the justice department in the Interior Ministry’s Penal Crimes Division.[2]

  1. ^ "How relatives and allies of Cambodia's leader amassed wealth overseas". Reuters. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Hun Sen Relative Tapped as Police Chief". Voice of America (Khmer). 11 November 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2015.