Yem Ponhearith
Cambodian politician
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yem Ponhearith (Khmer: យ៉ែម បុញ្ញឫទ្ធិ; born 7 July 1960) is a Cambodian politician and was elected a Member of Parliament for Prey Veng in 2008.[1] He is the Chairman of the Commission on Education, Youth, Sport, Religious Affairs, Culture and Tourism.[2][3]
Majority36,089 (6.3%)
Preceded byMom Chim Huy
PartyCambodia National Rescue Party (2012–17)
Human Rights Party (2007–2012)
Human Rights Party (2007–2012)
Yem Ponhearith | |
|---|---|
| |
| Member of Parliament for Prey Veng | |
| In office 24 September 2008 – 16 November 2017 | |
| Majority | 36,089 (6.3%) |
| Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on Education | |
| In office 27 August 2014 – 16 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mom Chim Huy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1960 |
| Party | Cambodia National Rescue Party (2012–17) Human Rights Party (2007–2012) |
In 2018 police and officials from the Phnom Penh Culture Department seized copies of two books by Ponhearith - Human Value and, Vision to National Reconciliation and Social Arrangement. The books were published in France.[4] According to the director of the culture department, Ponhearith had not obtained the required license for the book to be published.[5]
