Cham Prasidh

This is a Cambodian name; the family name is Cham. According to Cambodian custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Prasidh.

Cham Prasidh
Minister of Commerce
Incumbent
Assumed office October 24, 1994
President	Hun Sen
Member of Parliament for Siem Reap
Incumbent
Assumed office July 26, 1998
Personal details
Born	May 14, 1951 (1951-05-14) (age 60) Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Political party	Cambodian People's Party
Spouse(s)	Tep Bopha
Alma mater	University of Phnom Penh
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Cham Prasidh (born May 15, 1951, Phnom Penh^[1]) is the Cambodian Minister of Trade and Commerce.^[2] He belongs to the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Siem Reap Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003.^[3]

Cham was born Ung You Teckhor^[4] to an ethnic Chinese family who were engaged in Entrepot trade. His father, Ung You Y, served as the member of parliament for Stung Treng during Lon Nol's regime.^[5]

Notes

1. ^ His Excellency Cham Prasidh
2. ^ Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia meet on development triangle
3. ^ "Election results". Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008.
4. ^ Gottesman (2004), p. 427
5. ^ Gottesman (2004), p. 291

References

• Gottesman, Evans R., Cambodia After the Khmer Rouge: Inside the Politics of Nation Building, Silkworm Books, 2004, ISBN 9749575520

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Name
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Short description	Cambodian politician
Date of birth	May 14, 1951
Place of birth	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Date of death
Place of death