Keat chhon pol pot biography

Cambodian politician

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Keat.

Keat Chhon was born in the village of Chhlong in the Kratié Province on 11 August At 13 or 14, he was admitted at the Sihanouk College in.

Keat Chhon was born in the village of Chhlong in the Kratié Province on 11 August At 13 or 14, he was admitted at the Sihanouk College in.

Pol Pot in.

Keat Chhon (Khmer: គាត ឈន់; born 11 August ) is a Cambodian politician.

He later led the Khmer Rouge army in its war against the.

Keat Chhon was born in Kratie.

In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Chhon.

Keat Chhon (Khmer: គាត ឈន់; born 11 August ) is a Cambodian politician. He belongs to the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Phnom Penh in the National Assembly of Cambodia in He was the Minister for Economy and Finance from to By , he has retired from all public offices.

He is one of the only political leaders to have served in the current government of Cambodia after serving under the Khmer rouge along with five other government officials: Senate President Chea Sim, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, National Assembly President Heng Samrin and Cambodian People's Party Senators Ouk Bunchhoeun and Sim Ka.^[1]

According to researchers Justin Corfield and Laura Summers, he is "one of the most experienced technocrats in the government [of Cambodia], [who] has succeeded in impo