Khamphoui Sisavatdy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khamphoui Sisavatdy | |
|---|---|
| ຄໍາຜຸຍ ສີສວັສດ໌ | |
 Khamphoui Sisavatdy | |
| Prime Minister of the Royal Lao Government in Exile | |
| In office 6 May 2003 – October 15, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Monarch | Soulivong Savang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1936 |
| Died | October 15, 2023 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Professor, politician |
Khamphoui Sisavatdy (Lao: ຄໍາຜຸຍ ສີສວັສດີ໌) was the Sithandone Province House of Representative in the 7th Term Legislature of the Royal Lao Government (1972 – 1975). Prime Minister of the Royal Lao Government in Exile, serving in the position since the exiled government's formation in 2003. Khamphoui was re-elected Prime Minister in 2005 and 2010.
Khamphoui Sisavatdy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Buddhist studies from the Chulalongkorn University in 1964. From 1964 to 1972, he was a teacher at the Buddhist Institute, Wat Ong Teu Mahawihan, a branch of Sisavangvong University. He taught Buddhist teachings (Theravāda Abhidhamma), general psychology, and adolescent psychology.
Political career
He was a Sithandone Province House of Representative in the 7th Term Legislature of the Royal Lao Government (1972 - 1975). When the Royal Lao Government in Exile was proclaimed on 6 May 2003, Khamphoui became its first prime minister. Khamphoui condemned the 2006 Laotian parliamentary election and called for international pressure on Laos to install a democracy.[1]