Chea Sim

Chea Sim
President of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 1999
Chairman of the Cambodian People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 October 1991
Preceded by	Heng Samrin
President of the National Assembly
In office October 1981 – 1998
Preceded by	Son Sann
Succeeded by	Norodom Ranariddh
Chairman of the Council of State
In office 6 April 1992 – 14 June 1993
Personal details
Born	15 November 1932 (1932-11-15) (age 79) Romeas Haek, Cambodia
Political party	Cambodian People's Party
Spouse(s)	Nhem Soeun
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Website	Samdech Chea Sim

Chea Sim (Khmer: ជា ស៊ីម, born 1932) is a Chinese Cambodian (with roots from Chaozhou^[1][2]) politician. He was the President of the National Assembly from 1981–98 (Vice President from June–October 1993) and is currently the President of the Senate (1999–).

Title

His official title is His Excellency Samdech Akeak Moha Thomak Pothisal Chea Sim.

Biography

Chea Sim was born on November 15, 1932 in Romeas Hek, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia.

From April 6, 1992 to June 14, 1993, he served as the nation's interim leader (Chairman of the Council of State) before Cambodia became a constitutional monarchy.

He also acted as Head of State on behalf of King Norodom Sihanouk for brief periods in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 2004. After the King announced his permanent abdication on October 7, 2004, Chea Sim once again became acting Head of State. He left that position on October 14, 2004 when Norodom Sihamoni became king.

Sihanouk awarded Chea Sim the honorary title of Sâmdech in 1993. Chea Sim is a member of the Cambodian People's Party.

See also

• People's Republic of Kampuchea

References

1. ^ http://www.voanews.com/chinese/archive/2002-01/a-2002-01-10-13-1.cfm 历经浩劫的柬埔寨华人(1)
2. ^ http://www.rauz.net/bbs/TopicOther.asp?t=5&BoardID=5&id=28820 以文本方式查看主题(2)

Political offices
Preceded by None	President of the National Assembly of Cambodia 1981 – 1993	Succeeded by Son Sann
Preceded by Heng Samrin	Chairman of the State Council of Cambodia 1992 – 1993	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Son Sann	President of the National Assembly of Cambodia 1993 – 1998	Succeeded by Norodom Ranariddh
Preceded by Saukam Khoy	President of the Senate of Cambodia 1999 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Norodom Sihanouk King of Cambodia	Interim Head of State of Cambodia 2004	Succeeded by Norodom Sihamoni King of Cambodia
Party political offices
Preceded by Heng Samrin People's Revolutionary Party	President of the Cambodian People's Party 1991 – present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Sim, Chea
Alternative names
Short description	Cambodian politician
Date of birth	15 November 1932
Place of birth	Romeas Haek, Cambodia
Date of death
Place of death