Hor Namhong | |
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ហោ ណាំហុង | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
In office 16 July 2004 – 22 August 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation | |
In office 30 November 1998 – 4 April 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Preceded by | Ung Huot |
Succeeded by | Prak Sokhonn |
In office 1990–1993 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Preceded by | Hun Sen |
Succeeded by | Norodom Sirivudh |
Member of Parliament for Kampong Cham | |
In office 25 November 1998 – 29 July 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina | 15 November 1935
Political party | Cambodian People's Party |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater |
École royale d'administration European Institute of High International Studies University of Paris |
Profession | Politician, diplomat |
Hor Namhong GCC GOM ( Khmer: ហោ ណាំហុង; born 15 November 1935) [1] is a Cambodian diplomat who served in the government of Cambodia as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1993 [2] and again from 1998 to 2016. [3] He is a member of the Cambodian People's Party and has been a Deputy Prime Minister since 2004. He served as Cambodia's foreign minister for a combined tenure of 20 years.
Born at Phnom Penh, Hor Namhong was educated at the École royale d'administration (diplomatic section) in Cambodia. [1] He holds a Master of Law degree from the Faculty of Law in Paris [2] and a diploma from the European Institute of High International Studies in France. [1]
Between 1967 and 1973 Hor Namhong served at the Embassy of Cambodia in Paris, which became the mission of the exiled Royal Government of National Union of Kampuchea ( GRUNK) in 1970. [4] Between 1973 and 1975 he represented Cambodia as ambassador to Cuba. [2]
Between 1975 and 1979 Hor Namhong claims to have been a prisoner of the Khmer Rouge at Boeng Trabek. [5] There have been accusations that he collaborated with his captors but Hor Namhong denies the accusations and was successful in a defamation suit against his accusers. [5] [6] On April 27, 2011, Hor Namhong lost a defamation suit in the French Supreme Court in which he claimed he was innocent of atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 through 1979. [7] [8]
In July 2011 Namhong lodged a protest with United States officials regarding a leaked diplomatic cable. The undated cable claimed that Namhong "became head of the Beng Trabek (sic) camp and he and his wife collaborated in the killing of many prisoners." [9]
In 1980, following the fall of the Khmer Rouge, Hor Namhong joined the government as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. [4] In 1982 he was appointed as ambassador to the Soviet Union, a post which he held until 1989. [2] In 1989 he returned to Cambodia as Minister of the Council of Ministers in charge of Foreign Affairs. [4] In 1990 he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs [2] and in 1991 became a member of the Supreme National Council of Cambodia. [4]
Between 1987 and 1991 Hor Namhong was one of the key negotiators in the peace talks to end the "Cambodia Conflict". [4] In October 1991 he was a signatory of the Paris Peace Agreement. [4]
In 1993 he returned to the diplomatic corps as ambassador to France. [4] In 1998 he returned to government as a Member of the National Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. [4] In 2004, in addition to his position as foreign minister, he was appointed a deputy prime minister. [4]
He retired from his post as foreign minister on 4 April 2016 after 17 years in office, though remained as a deputy prime minister. [10] He was the longest serving Cambodian foreign minister.
Hor Namhong is married, having five children. [4] His eldest son, Hor Sothoun, is Permanent Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and his two other sons serve as ambassadors: Hor Nambora as Ambassador to the United Kingdom [11] and Hor Monirath as Ambassador to Japan (current Secretary of State of the Ministry of Tourism). [12] [13]
Hor Namhong | |
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ហោ ណាំហុង | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
In office 16 July 2004 – 22 August 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation | |
In office 30 November 1998 – 4 April 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Preceded by | Ung Huot |
Succeeded by | Prak Sokhonn |
In office 1990–1993 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Preceded by | Hun Sen |
Succeeded by | Norodom Sirivudh |
Member of Parliament for Kampong Cham | |
In office 25 November 1998 – 29 July 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina | 15 November 1935
Political party | Cambodian People's Party |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater |
École royale d'administration European Institute of High International Studies University of Paris |
Profession | Politician, diplomat |
Hor Namhong GCC GOM ( Khmer: ហោ ណាំហុង; born 15 November 1935) [1] is a Cambodian diplomat who served in the government of Cambodia as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1993 [2] and again from 1998 to 2016. [3] He is a member of the Cambodian People's Party and has been a Deputy Prime Minister since 2004. He served as Cambodia's foreign minister for a combined tenure of 20 years.
Born at Phnom Penh, Hor Namhong was educated at the École royale d'administration (diplomatic section) in Cambodia. [1] He holds a Master of Law degree from the Faculty of Law in Paris [2] and a diploma from the European Institute of High International Studies in France. [1]
Between 1967 and 1973 Hor Namhong served at the Embassy of Cambodia in Paris, which became the mission of the exiled Royal Government of National Union of Kampuchea ( GRUNK) in 1970. [4] Between 1973 and 1975 he represented Cambodia as ambassador to Cuba. [2]
Between 1975 and 1979 Hor Namhong claims to have been a prisoner of the Khmer Rouge at Boeng Trabek. [5] There have been accusations that he collaborated with his captors but Hor Namhong denies the accusations and was successful in a defamation suit against his accusers. [5] [6] On April 27, 2011, Hor Namhong lost a defamation suit in the French Supreme Court in which he claimed he was innocent of atrocities committed during the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 through 1979. [7] [8]
In July 2011 Namhong lodged a protest with United States officials regarding a leaked diplomatic cable. The undated cable claimed that Namhong "became head of the Beng Trabek (sic) camp and he and his wife collaborated in the killing of many prisoners." [9]
In 1980, following the fall of the Khmer Rouge, Hor Namhong joined the government as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. [4] In 1982 he was appointed as ambassador to the Soviet Union, a post which he held until 1989. [2] In 1989 he returned to Cambodia as Minister of the Council of Ministers in charge of Foreign Affairs. [4] In 1990 he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs [2] and in 1991 became a member of the Supreme National Council of Cambodia. [4]
Between 1987 and 1991 Hor Namhong was one of the key negotiators in the peace talks to end the "Cambodia Conflict". [4] In October 1991 he was a signatory of the Paris Peace Agreement. [4]
In 1993 he returned to the diplomatic corps as ambassador to France. [4] In 1998 he returned to government as a Member of the National Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. [4] In 2004, in addition to his position as foreign minister, he was appointed a deputy prime minister. [4]
He retired from his post as foreign minister on 4 April 2016 after 17 years in office, though remained as a deputy prime minister. [10] He was the longest serving Cambodian foreign minister.
Hor Namhong is married, having five children. [4] His eldest son, Hor Sothoun, is Permanent Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and his two other sons serve as ambassadors: Hor Nambora as Ambassador to the United Kingdom [11] and Hor Monirath as Ambassador to Japan (current Secretary of State of the Ministry of Tourism). [12] [13]