Chheng Phon

His Excellency
Chheng Phon
ឆេង ផុន
Minister of Culture and Fine Arts
In office
1982–1991
Prime MinisterHeng Samrin
Personal details
Born1930 (1930)
Kampong Cham province, Cambodia
DiedDecember 22, 2016(2016-12-22) (aged 85–86)
Ta Khmau, Kandal province, Cambodia
PartyCambodian People's Party
RelationsPhoeurng Sackona is Chheng Phon’s daughter-in-law Charya Cheam Burt is Chheng Phon’s nephew
Profession
  • Academic
  • politician
WebsiteGovernment website
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Chheng Phon, was born in 1930 in the Kompong Cham province and died on December 22, 2016, was a Cambodian artist who served as Minister of Information and Culture in the early 1990s, who is remembered as a "prominent dramatist and professor of Cambodia" as well as a "visionary of formidable knowledge, dedication, and energy" who has devoted a lifetime to preserving and nurturing Cambodian culture.

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