Chan Sarun

This is a Cambodian name; the family name is Chan.
Chan Sarun
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
November 30, 1998 – September 24, 2013
Prime Minister Hun Sen
Succeeded by Ouk Rabun
Personal details
Born (1951-08-13) August 13, 1951
Cambodia
Relations Haing S. Ngor (brother)

Chan Sarun (also known as Ngor Hong Srun, born August 13, 1951,[1] Chinese: 吴和顺)[2] was the former Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[3] He belongs to the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Takeo Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003.[4] The younger brother of the late Cambodian-American actor Haing S. Ngor,[5] Chan is the son of an ethnic Chinese father and a Khmer mother,[6][7] with ancestry from Meizhou.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Ngor, Haing; Warner, Roger, Survival in the Killing Fields, Carroll & Graf, 2003, ISBN 0-7867-1315-1
  2. ↑ 柬埔寨吴氏宗亲清明扫墓祭祀先灵 祈祷国泰民安
  3. ↑ Statement on Agriculture Sector Development
  4. ↑ "Election results". Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008.
  5. ↑ 1996 Oscar Chronicle; World News Briefs; Political Motive Alleged In Killing of Cambodian
  6. ↑ Hyung-chan Kim, Stephen Fugita, Dorothy C. L. Cordova (1999). Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 264–5. ISBN 0-313-28902-6.
  7. ↑ 柬华裔参议员徐光秀：“参政议政是华裔的荣耀”
  8. ↑ 第17期（二）


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