Khieu Kanharith
| Khieu Kanharith | |
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| Minister of Information | |
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Assumed office 14 July 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Preceded by | Lou Lay Sreng |
| Member of Parliament for Kandal |
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In office 1981 – 1993 |
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| Member of Parliament for Phnom Penh |
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In office 1993 – 1998 |
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| Member of Parliament for Kampong Cham |
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In office 30 November 1998 – 24 September 2008 |
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| Personal details | |
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13 September 1951 Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Political party | Cambodian People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Tep Rainsy |
| Children | Khieu Tep Sathya |
| Alma mater | Royal University of Law and Economics |
| Profession | Politician, Editor, Author |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Khieu Kanharith (born 13 September 1951) is the Cambodian Minister of Information. Khieu, formerly a newspaper editor, was first elected to the National Assembly of Cambodia in 1981. He was jailed in 1990 for suspicion of dissident activities; in 1991, Hun Sen asked him to serve as an advisor, and in 1992, he was promoted to Minister.
Khieu was born in Phnom Penh to Khieu Than, who was a customs official and his wife Lor Lienghorn. He is also an author and translator, and has produced an unauthorized Khmer language version of the James Clavell novel Shōgun, which he has had printed with his own money.
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