Tep Hun

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Tep. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Hun.
His Excellency
Tep Hun
Minister of Justice
In office
1967–1969
Preceded byYem Sambaur
Succeeded byYem Sambaur
Personal details
Died1975?
Phnom Penh
Political partySangkum
OccupationJudge, politician, orchid producer

H.E. Tep Hun was a former orchid producer, judge, and minister of justice for Cambodia,[1] during the last years of the Norodom Sihanouk's Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime.

After the military coup of 1970, he was threaten and forced to seat in the Vice-President’s chair of the new Khmer Republic's Parliament

He was captured and killed, soon after the fall of Phnom Penh in 1975, by the Khmer Rouge.

He is the father of Tep Vattho (1963-2016) architect, former urbanist and director of the urban planning department of the Apsara Authority (Authority for the Protection of the Site and Management of the Region of Angkor), and he is grandfather of David Piot, manager for the family enterprices Angkor Village Hotel, Angkor Village Apsara Theatre and the elephant retirement park Kulen Elephant Forest. [2] [3]

References

  1. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1967July-Dec". HathiTrust. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Letter from Siem Reap: Jolie spotting, Khmer home lunch and elephant playtime". www.webintravel.com. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  3. ^ K. Pratt, Mary. "Finding Sanctuary". www.khmertimes.com.
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