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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