Samdech Hun Sen (/ h ʊ n s ɛ n /; Khmer: ហ៊ុន សែន, UNGEGN: Hŭn Sên [hun saen]; born 5 August 1952) is a Cambodian politician, and former army general who currently serves as the president of the Senate. He previously served as the prime minister of Cambodia from 1985 to 1993 and from 1998 to 2023. [3]

Jul 26, 2023 · Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world's longest-serving leaders, has announced he will resign and hand over to his son in early August. The anticipated announcement came three days...

Jan 23, 2025 · Hun Sen (born April 4, 1951, Peam Kaoh Sna, Kâmpóng Cham province, Cambodia) is a Cambodian politician who was the prime minister of Cambodia from 1985 to 2023. Hun Sen was educated at a Buddhist monastery in Phnom Penh. In the late 1960s he joined the Communist Party of Kampuchea and in 1970 joined the Khmer Rouge.

Three days after Cambodia’s highly controlled national election, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Wednesday he will step down and hand power to his eldest son, army chief Hun Manet. Hun Sen,...

Jul 26, 2023 · Hun Sen, who has ruled the Southeast Asian country for nearly 40 years, was speaking just days after his ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) swept a general election after running...

Dec 4, 2024 · The 70-year-old Hun Sen has led Cambodia with an iron fist for nearly four decades. He said on Wednesday he will resign and hand power to his eldest son Hun Manet.

Aug 21, 2023 · Cambodia's authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen officially transfers leadership to his son after 38 years in power. Few expect the former commander of communist group Khmer Rouge to leave...

Jul 26, 2023 · The 70-year-old Hun Sen has led Cambodia with an iron fist for nearly four decades. He said on Wednesday he will resign and hand power to his eldest son Hun Manet.

Nov 21, 2024 · PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world’s longest-serving leaders, said on Wednesday that he will resign and hand over power to his eldest son in August, after...

Jul 27, 2023 · Hun Sen was a middle-ranking commander in the radical communist Khmer Rouge regime, which was blamed for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians from starvation, illness and killing in the 1970s, before defecting to Vietnam.