Chan Sarun

Chan Sarun
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
30 November 1998 – 23 September 2013
Prime MinisterHun Sen
Succeeded byOuk Rabun
Member of Parliament
for Takéo
Assumed office
27 September 2003
Personal details
Born (1948-03-18) 18 March 1948
PartyCambodian People's Party
RelationsHaing S. Ngor (older brother)
Chang My-Huoy (sister-in-law)
EducationChonnam National University (Hon. Ph.D. in Agriculture, 2007)

Chan Sarun (also known as Ngor Hong Srun; Khmer: ច័ន្ទ សារុន, Chinese: 吳和順; born 18 March 1948) is the former Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[1] He belongs to the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Takeo Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003.[2] The younger brother of the late Cambodian-American actor Haing S. Ngor, and also the brother-in-law of the late Chang My-Huoy,[3] Chan is the son of an ethnic Chinese father and a Khmer mother, with ancestry from the Hakka of Meizhou.

References

  1. ^ "Statement on Agriculture Sector Development". Archived from the original on 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  2. ^ "Election results" Archived June 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008.
  3. ^ 1996 Oscar Chronicle; World News Briefs; Political Motive Alleged In Killing of Cambodian