542:
444:
395:
432:
382:
583:, aimed at eliminating landmines around the world, for one year, including presiding over the diplomatic treaty's meeting in Phnom Penh. As President of the conference, he tried to promote adherence to the landmine treaty in South East Asia, succeeding in securing the participation of Myanmar in the meeting The Eleventh Meeting of the States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (11MSP) chaired by Sokhonn, was the largest international gathering ever hosted in Cambodia.
82:
483:
456:
408:
578:
Prior to being named
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Sokhonn was Vice-President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, which regulates landmine clearance and assistance to landmine survivors in Cambodia. During that tenure, he was elected to chair the Anti-Personnel
1122:
178:
541:
590:
with
Sokhonn, who has criticized the Burmese military regime, when Cambodia chairs ASEAN next year, as ASEAN's special envoy to Myanmar. Sokhonn was confirmed to succeed Yusof on 1 January 2022.
1187:
1097:
565:
232:
554:
1172:
436:
880:
699:
96:
1197:
1177:
1162:
956:
1192:
1182:
829:
908:
518:
289:
1202:
1207:
448:
400:
617:
612:
607:
522:
148:
387:
575:
retired from his post as foreign minister on 4 April 2016 after 17 years in office, though remained as a deputy prime minister.
1167:
1055:
598:
Sokhonn is married to Kheng
Samvada, and they have a daughter and two sons. He speaks fluent Khmer, French, and English.
1157:
558:
1212:
932:
777:
345:
981:
1031:
533:
Sokhonn was born on 3 May 1954 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Sokhonn studied law in Phnom Penh between 1972 and 1975.
668:
335:
751:
637:
1152:
1006:
805:
1147:
513:
politician, diplomat and journalist who currently serves as a member and first vice president of the
460:
756:
673:
782:
514:
225:
957:"Myanmar seriously considering international landmine treaty as part of its state reforms"
486:
546:
502:
31:
1141:
580:
65:
482:
881:"Le Cambodge presidera sur la Convention sur l'interdiction de mines antipersonnel"
587:
81:
1115:
572:
279:
213:
42:. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the
557:
in 1979, eventually becoming a 4-star general as well as the
Spokesman of the
331:
57:
43:
105:
17:
510:
413:
1056:"Cambodian foreign minister named ASEAN's new special envoy to Myanmar"
267:
255:
201:
171:
129:
35:
571:
He was sworn in as foreign minister on April 5, 2016. His predecessor
141:
830:"Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention: Faces of the landmine movement"
723:
540:
982:"World's largest anti-landmines conference kicks off in Cambodia"
856:
1123:
Minister of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
728:
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
707:
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
645:
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
179:
Minister of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
561:. He also spent three years as an ambassador in Europe.
752:"End of an era as Sokhon steps up to Foreign Ministry"
745:
743:
663:
661:
477:
469:
422:
372:
367:
359:
351:
341:
315:
310:
285:
273:
261:
249:
231:
219:
207:
195:
177:
165:
147:
135:
125:
95:
55:
586:In November 2021, Hun Sen signaled he may replace
909:"AP Mine Ban Convention: Day 5 | Decisions Taken"
555:Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces
669:"Details of PM's cabinet reshuffle announced"
8:
1188:Members of the National Assembly (Cambodia)
750:Turton, Shaun; Dara, Mech (April 6, 2016),
1081:
778:"Assembly OKs Hun Sen's Cabinet Reshuffle"
161:6 September 2018 β 22 August 2023
80:
52:
1032:"Can ASEAN overcome the 'Myanmar curse'?"
579:Mine Ban Convention, better known as the
245:24 September 2013 β 4 April 2016
1098:Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
566:Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
302:5 September 2018 β 2 April 2024
233:Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
933:"AP Mine Ban Convention: Archives 2011"
629:
437:Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Army
191:5 April 2016 β 22 August 2023
7:
1173:Cambodian People's Party politicians
718:
716:
694:
692:
545:Sokhonn with US Secretary of State
1198:Recipients of the Legion of Honour
1178:Deputy prime ministers of Cambodia
1163:21st-century Cambodian politicians
1007:"Ottawa Treaty begins in Cambodia"
97:First Vice President of the Senate
25:
806:"Mine Action | Reports | Monitor"
618:List of current foreign ministers
613:List of foreign ministers in 2017
608:List of foreign ministers in 2016
149:Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia
1193:Members of the Senate (Cambodia)
1183:Government ministers of Cambodia
481:
454:
442:
430:
406:
393:
380:
700:"Prak Sokhonn Curriculum Vitae"
638:"PRAK Sokhonn Curriculum Vitae"
388:People's Republic of Kampuchea
1:
1203:Foreign ministers of Cambodia
1030:Robinson, Gwen (2021-11-01).
986:cambodianewstoday.blogspot.ch
1208:Cambodian military personnel
559:Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
937:www.apminebanconvention.org
913:www.apminebanconvention.org
888:www.apminebanconvention.org
837:www.apminebanconvention.org
549:in Washington, 13 May 2022.
519:Minister of Foreign Affairs
1229:
517:. He previously served as
29:
1129:
1120:
1112:
1104:
1095:
1089:
1084:
506:
492:
306:
295:
238:
184:
154:
113:
102:
91:
79:
72:
529:Early life and education
509:; born 3 May 1954) is a
346:Cambodian People's Party
449:Cambodian Peopleβs Army
1168:People from Phnom Penh
1011:Handicap International
550:
521:from 2016 to 2023 and
544:
523:Deputy Prime Minister
470:Years of service
553:Sokhonn entered the
461:Royal Cambodian Army
286:Member of Parliament
27:Cambodian politician
1158:Cambodian Buddhists
757:The Phnom Penh Post
674:The Phnom Penh Post
568:from 2013 to 2016.
525:from 2018 to 2023.
414:Kingdom of Cambodia
1213:Cambodian generals
1085:Political offices
988:. 27 November 2011
783:The Cambodia Daily
551:
1136:
1135:
1105:Succeeded by
496:
495:
401:State of Cambodia
226:Sok Chenda Sophea
16:(Redirected from
1220:
1113:Preceded by
1090:Preceded by
1082:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1052:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1027:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1017:
1003:
997:
996:
994:
993:
978:
972:
971:
969:
968:
953:
947:
946:
944:
943:
929:
923:
922:
920:
919:
905:
899:
898:
896:
895:
885:
877:
871:
870:
868:
867:
853:
847:
846:
844:
843:
834:
826:
820:
819:
817:
816:
802:
796:
795:
793:
791:
774:
768:
767:
766:
764:
747:
738:
737:
735:
734:
720:
711:
710:
704:
696:
687:
686:
684:
682:
665:
656:
655:
653:
651:
642:
634:
508:
485:
459:
458:
457:
447:
446:
445:
435:
434:
433:
412:
410:
409:
399:
397:
396:
386:
384:
383:
368:Military service
329:
325:
323:
311:Personal details
300:
276:
264:
252:
243:
222:
210:
198:
189:
168:
159:
138:
118:
84:
75:
53:
21:
1228:
1227:
1223:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1218:
1217:
1138:
1137:
1126:
1118:
1108:
1101:
1093:
1080:
1075:
1074:
1065:
1063:
1054:
1053:
1049:
1040:
1038:
1029:
1028:
1024:
1015:
1013:
1005:
1004:
1000:
991:
989:
980:
979:
975:
966:
964:
955:
954:
950:
941:
939:
931:
930:
926:
917:
915:
907:
906:
902:
893:
891:
883:
879:
878:
874:
865:
863:
861:www.cmaa.gov.kh
855:
854:
850:
841:
839:
832:
828:
827:
823:
814:
812:
810:the-monitor.org
804:
803:
799:
789:
787:
776:
775:
771:
762:
760:
749:
748:
741:
732:
730:
722:
721:
714:
702:
698:
697:
690:
680:
678:
677:. 18 March 2016
667:
666:
659:
649:
647:
640:
636:
635:
631:
626:
604:
596:
539:
531:
465:
455:
453:
443:
441:
431:
429:
418:
407:
405:
394:
392:
381:
379:
342:Political party
330:
327:
321:
319:
301:
296:
287:
274:
262:
250:
244:
239:
220:
208:
196:
190:
185:
166:
160:
155:
136:
120:
114:
109:
87:
86:Sokhonn in 2022
73:
68:
63:
60:
51:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1226:
1224:
1216:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1140:
1139:
1134:
1133:
1128:
1119:
1114:
1110:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1094:
1091:
1087:
1086:
1079:
1078:External links
1076:
1073:
1072:
1060:Thai PBS World
1047:
1022:
998:
973:
948:
924:
900:
872:
848:
821:
797:
786:. 5 April 2016
769:
739:
712:
688:
657:
628:
627:
625:
622:
621:
620:
615:
610:
603:
600:
595:
592:
547:Antony Blinken
538:
535:
530:
527:
494:
493:
490:
489:
479:
475:
474:
471:
467:
466:
464:
463:
451:
439:
426:
424:
423:Branch/service
420:
419:
417:
416:
403:
390:
376:
374:
370:
369:
365:
364:
361:
357:
356:
353:
349:
348:
343:
339:
338:
317:
313:
312:
308:
307:
304:
303:
293:
292:
283:
282:
277:
271:
270:
265:
259:
258:
253:
251:Prime Minister
247:
246:
236:
235:
229:
228:
223:
217:
216:
211:
205:
204:
199:
197:Prime Minister
193:
192:
182:
181:
175:
174:
169:
167:Prime Minister
163:
162:
152:
151:
145:
144:
139:
133:
132:
127:
123:
122:
116:Assumed office
111:
110:
103:
100:
99:
93:
92:
89:
88:
85:
77:
76:
70:
69:
64:
61:
58:His Excellency
56:
32:Cambodian name
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1225:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1153:Living people
1151:
1149:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1132:
1127:2016βpresent
1125:
1124:
1117:
1111:
1100:
1099:
1088:
1083:
1077:
1061:
1057:
1051:
1048:
1037:
1033:
1026:
1023:
1012:
1008:
1002:
999:
987:
983:
977:
974:
962:
958:
952:
949:
938:
934:
928:
925:
914:
910:
904:
901:
889:
882:
876:
873:
862:
858:
852:
849:
838:
831:
825:
822:
811:
807:
801:
798:
785:
784:
779:
773:
770:
759:
758:
753:
746:
744:
740:
729:
725:
719:
717:
713:
708:
701:
695:
693:
689:
676:
675:
670:
664:
662:
658:
646:
639:
633:
630:
623:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
605:
601:
599:
594:Personal life
593:
591:
589:
584:
582:
581:Ottawa Treaty
576:
574:
569:
567:
562:
560:
556:
548:
543:
536:
534:
528:
526:
524:
520:
516:
512:
504:
500:
491:
488:
484:
480:
476:
472:
468:
462:
452:
450:
440:
438:
428:
427:
425:
421:
415:
404:
402:
391:
389:
378:
377:
375:
371:
366:
362:
358:
355:Kheng Samvada
354:
350:
347:
344:
340:
337:
333:
328:(age 70)
318:
314:
309:
305:
299:
294:
291:
284:
281:
278:
272:
269:
266:
260:
257:
254:
248:
242:
237:
234:
230:
227:
224:
218:
215:
212:
206:
203:
200:
194:
188:
183:
180:
176:
173:
170:
164:
158:
153:
150:
146:
143:
140:
134:
131:
128:
124:
117:
112:
108:
107:
101:
98:
94:
90:
83:
78:
71:
67:
59:
54:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
19:
1130:
1121:
1096:
1064:. Retrieved
1062:. 2021-12-16
1059:
1050:
1039:. Retrieved
1035:
1025:
1014:. Retrieved
1010:
1001:
990:. Retrieved
985:
976:
965:. Retrieved
963:. 2012-07-12
960:
951:
940:. Retrieved
936:
927:
916:. Retrieved
912:
903:
892:. Retrieved
887:
875:
864:. Retrieved
860:
851:
840:. Retrieved
836:
824:
813:. Retrieved
809:
800:
788:. Retrieved
781:
772:
761:, retrieved
755:
731:. Retrieved
727:
706:
679:. Retrieved
672:
648:. Retrieved
644:
632:
597:
588:Erywan Yusof
585:
577:
570:
563:
552:
532:
507:ααααΆαα αα»αα»α
499:Prak Sokhonn
498:
497:
297:
275:Succeeded by
240:
221:Succeeded by
186:
156:
121:3 April 2024
115:
104:
74:ααααΆαα αα»αα»α
62:Prak Sokhonn
47:
39:
1148:1954 births
1116:Hor Namhong
1107:Tram Iv Tek
1036:Nikkei Asia
890:(in French)
650:5 September
573:Hor Namhong
564:He was the
280:Tram Iv Tek
263:Preceded by
214:Hor Namhong
209:Preceded by
137:Preceded by
18:Prak Sokhon
1142:Categories
1102:2013β2016
1066:2021-12-30
1041:2021-11-02
1016:2017-06-15
992:2017-06-15
967:2017-06-15
942:2017-06-15
918:2017-06-15
894:2017-06-15
866:2017-06-15
842:2017-06-15
815:2017-06-15
733:2019-08-22
724:"Minister"
624:References
373:Allegiance
332:Phnom Penh
326:3 May 1954
322:1954-05-03
44:given name
1131:Incumbent
961:ReliefWeb
511:Cambodian
473:1979β1993
298:In office
241:In office
187:In office
157:In office
126:President
106:Incumbent
681:19 March
602:See also
360:Children
336:Cambodia
30:In this
1092:So Khun
790:5 April
763:June 8,
487:General
268:So Khun
256:Hun Sen
202:Hun Sen
172:Hun Sen
130:Hun Sen
48:Sokhonn
36:surname
857:"CMAA"
537:Career
515:Senate
411:
398:
385:
352:Spouse
290:Kandal
142:Sim Ka
34:, the
884:(PDF)
833:(PDF)
703:(PDF)
641:(PDF)
503:Khmer
119:
792:2016
765:2017
683:2016
652:2018
478:Rank
316:Born
288:for
40:Prak
38:is
1144::
1058:.
1034:.
1009:.
984:.
959:.
935:.
911:.
886:.
859:.
835:.
808:.
780:.
754:,
742:^
726:.
715:^
705:.
691:^
671:.
660:^
643:.
505::
334:,
324:)
66:PC
46:,
1069:.
1044:.
1019:.
995:.
970:.
945:.
921:.
897:.
869:.
845:.
818:.
794:.
736:.
709:.
685:.
654:.
501:(
363:3
320:(
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
