Son Sann

Son Sann
សឺន សាន
Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office
1 May 1967 – 31 January 1968
MonarchSisowath Kossamak
PresidentNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded byLon Nol
Succeeded byPenn Nouth
Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia
In office
1955–1968[1]
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTouch Kim
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office
25 July 1947 – 20 February 1948
Prime MinisterSisowath Watchayavong
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
10 July 1958 – 19 April 1960
Prime MinisterNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded byTruong Cang
Succeeded byTep Phan
President of the National Assembly
In office
14 June 1993 – 6 October 1993
MonarchNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded byChea Sim
Succeeded byChea Sim
President of the Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party
In office
1991–1997
Vice PresidentIeng Mouly
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byIeng Mouly
Member of Parliament
for Phnom Penh
In office
1993–1997
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byThach Reng
Prime Minister of the CGDK
In office
1982–1991
Preceded byKhieu Samphan (as Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea)
Succeeded byHun Sen (as Prime Minister of Cambodia)
President of the KPNLF
In office
1979–1993
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1911-10-05)5 October 1911
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
Died19 December 2000(2000-12-19) (aged 89)
Paris, France
Political partyBuddhist Liberal Democratic Party (1993–97)
Khmer People's National Liberation Front (1979–93)
Sangkum (1955–70)
Democratic Party (1946–52)
SpouseNema Toula Macchwa
Children7
Alma materHEC Paris

Son Sann (Khmer: សឺន សាន, Sœn San [sɨːn saːn]; 5 October 1911 – 19 December 2000) was a Cambodian politician and anti-communist resistance leader who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Cambodia (1967–68) and later as President of the National Assembly (1993). A devout Buddhist, he was married and fathered seven children. His full honorary title is "Samdech Borvor Setha Thipadei Son Sann" (Khmer: សម្តេចបវរសេដ្ឋាធិបតី សឺន សាន).

  1. ^ Joseph Liow, Michael Leifer (20 November 2014). Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia. Routledge. ISBN 9781317622321.