Meas Sophea
| Meas Sophea | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 9, 1955 Chhhouk, Kampot, Cambodia |
| Allegiance | Royal Cambodian Army |
| Years of service | 1970—present |
| Rank |
 General
|
| Commands held | Intelligence office Chief of Operation Cabinet of General Staff |
| Battles/wars |
Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Khmer Rouge War July 7, 1997 coup 2008 Cambodian-Thai stand-off |
General Meas Sophea (born 1955) is a senior general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). As of 2013[update] he is the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the R.C.A.F and chief of the Royal Cambodian Army.
General Sophea was born in Banieve village, Banieve Commune, Chhouk district, Kampot Province on April 9, 1955. Due to the civil war that ravaged the country (followed by U.S. and South Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia 1970), he joined the Cambodian Nation Front Movement Liberation as a private at age 16.
Meas studied at the local elementary school in Banieve. From 1969 to 1970, he was a student at the Chhouk High-School. Due to the civil war in Cambodia, Meas Sophea went to Vietnam to complete his studies between 1975 and 1977, receiving a diploma. He earned his bachelor's degree, Master's degree, and completed his Ph.D in Military Science at the Military Academy Institute of Da Lat, Vietnam in 2010.
In 1980, Sophea married Chhor Borey (born on September 9, 1957 in Vealvong village, Kampong Siem district, Kampong Cham province). The couple have three daughters and a son.
Meas Sophea led many battles during the civil war between the pro-government army and the Khmer Rouge guerrillas. Battles in which Sophea was a commander include those at: Pailin, Preah Vihear, O'Smach, Koh Kong and Battambang.
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