Chan Nak (Khmer: ចាន់ ណាក់; 27 May 1892 – 7 November 1954) was a Cambodian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1953 to 1954.[1] He was the second prime minister of an independent Cambodia, following Penn Nouth.
Chan Nak | |
|---|---|
| ចាន់ ណាក់ | |
| Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
| In office 23 November 1953 – 7 April 1954 | |
| Monarch | Norodom Sihanouk |
| Preceded by | Penn Nouth |
| Succeeded by | Norodom Sihanouk |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1945–1946 | |
| Prime Minister | Sisowath Monireth |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 1953–1954 | |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 1953–1954 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1892 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina |
| Died | 7 November 1954 (aged 62) Paris, France |
Before being appointed the prime minister, Nak served as the Minister of Justice in 1945, 1945–1946 and 1950,[2] the Interior Minister from 1953 to 1954 and the Information Minister from 1953 to 1954.[3]
References
edit- ^ Cambodia at worldstatesmen.org
- ^ Corfield, Justin J.; Summers, Laura (2003). Historical dictionary of Cambodia. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4524-5.
- ^ Biographical entry at rulers.org
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