Sar Sokha
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Sar Sokha | |
|---|---|
| ស សុខា | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Hun Manet |
| Minister of Interior | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Hun Manet |
| Preceded by | Sar Kheng |
| Member of Parliament for Prey Veng | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
| Secretary of State of Education, Youth and Sport | |
| In office 6 September 2018 – 21 August 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Minister | Hangchuon Naron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1981 |
| Party | Cambodian People's Party |
| Relations | Sar Kheng (father) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Cambodia |
| Branch/service | Cambodian National Police |
| Rank | General |
Sar Sokha (Khmer: ស សុខា; born 4 June 1981[1]) is a Cambodian politician and police general[2] who currently serves as deputy prime minister and Minister of Interior. He was the secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport.[3] He is the son of former Interior Minister Sar Kheng.[4]
Sar Sokha is the eldest son of Samdech Krala Hom Sar Kheng, the former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, and Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party. He was born in 1981 in Prey Veng Province.
Sar Sokha studied in France and earned his PhD. He also pursued studies in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Singapore, focusing on rural development, science, education, civil law management, sub-national administration, police and military skills. He is fluent in both French and English.[5]
