Hun Manet
| Hun Manet ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត | |
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| Born |
20 October 1977 Memot, Kampong Cham, Cambodia (now in Tboung Khmum) |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Cambodia
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| Service/ |
Royal Cambodian Army |
| Years of service | 1995–Present |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant general
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| Commands held | Prime Minister's Bodyguard Unit RCAF Joint Staff National Counterterrorism Task Force |
| Battles/wars | Cambodian–Thai border dispute |
| Awards |
Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia National Defense Medal |
| Spouse(s) | Pich Chanmony |
Hun Manet (Khmer: ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត; born 20 October 1977) is a lieutenant general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). He is the son of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. His birth parents are Bun Rany and Hun Sen. He grew up and received his General Education in Phnom Penh and later joined the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in 1995, the same year he entered the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point. Having received his diploma on May 29, 1999, Hun Manet became the first Cambodian graduate of the Academy. Upon graduation from West Point, he received his bachelor's degree in Economics and a commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Cambodian Army. He also received his Master of Arts in Economics from New York University in 2002, and a PhD in Economics from University of Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2008.
Hun Manet was born on 20 October 1977 in Koh Thmar Village, Memot District, Kampong Cham during the Khmer Rouge rule of Cambodia as the second son of Hun Sen and Bun Rany. On the night of his birth, a bright light flew over the roof of the house, of which Hun Sen believed his son was born from a supernatural being that is worshipped in Koh Thmar Village.
He grew up and received his General Education in Phnom Penh and later joined the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in 1995, the same year he entered the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point. Having received his diploma on May 29, 1999, HE Hun Manet became the first Cambodian graduate of the Academy. He is the first Cambodia alumnus of the academy, and one of only seven foreign cadets to graduate that year. He also received a PhD in economics at the University of Bristol in 2007. Upon graduation from West Point, he received his bachelor's degree in Economics and a commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Cambodian Army. He also received his Master of Arts in Economics from New York University in 2002, and a PhD in Economics from University of Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2008.
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