Samheng Bora (Khmer: សំហេង បូរ៉ា; born 24 February 1986) is a Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce of the Royal Government of Cambodia.[1][2] Bora was appointed to the position on 24 August 2023 for the 7th legislature under the Minister of Commerce, Cham Nimul.[3]

Samheng Bora
សំហេង បូរ៉ា
Secretary of State
Assumed office
23 August 2023
MonarchNorodom Sihamoni
Prime MinisterHun Manet
MinisterCham Nimul
ConstituencyPhnom Penh
Personal details
Born (1986-02-24) 24 February 1986 (age 38)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Nationality Cambodian
Political partyCambodian People's Party
RelationsSamheng Boros (sibling)
Parent
Websiteសំហេង បូរ៉ា - Samheng Bora

Early life and career

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Samheng Bora served as an international relation officer at the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veteran and Youth Rehabilitations (MoSVY) of the Royal Government of Cambodia from 2007. He became the deputy director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at MoSVY in 2009, working closely with the ASEAN secretariat in coordinating tasks in relations to the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community pillar for MoSVY, specializing in works related to social welfares and ASEAN social community developments.[4] In 2014, Samheng Bora was appointed as the Deputy Secretary General at the Cambodia National Council for Children (CNCC),[5] where he served for 4 years, assisting in the development of the Juvenile Law as well as overseeing the implementations of general administrative works for the CNCC. He was named Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce in 2018,[6][7][8] and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce in 2023.[1][9]

Personal life

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Bora is a son of Ith Samheng, a member of the Cambodian National Assembly and the former Minister of Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training.[10] He is a sibling of Samheng Boros, a minister attached to the Prime Minister and former Secretary of State at the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation.[11]

For social responsibility, he is also a member of the Union of Youth Federation of Cambodia (UYFC),[12] which Hun Many is the President of the Organization.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម". news.moc.gov.kh. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ "UK launches Developing Countries Trading Scheme in Cambodia - The Cambodia Daily". english.cambodiadaily.com. 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  3. ^ "សេចក្តីប្រកាស ស្តីពី ការតែងតាំងសមាសភាពមន្រ្តីខុទ្ទកាល័យថ្មី នៃក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម". www.information.gov.kh. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  4. ^ "Cambodia Country Report" (PDF). Follow up of the 9th ASEAN & Japan High-Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies "Human Resource Development in the Sectors of Welfare and Health with a Focus on Capacity Building of Service Providers and Employability Promotion of Vulnerable People" 23–25 October 2012, Tokyo, Japan. 23–25 October 2012 – via Ministry of Health; Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training; Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation.
  5. ^ "Cambodia National Council for Children (CNCC) - Sell, Buy and Rent property". www.cncc.gov.kh. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  6. ^ "Cambodia Ecosystem Technology Startups" (PDF) – via ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ Vireak, Thou. "Investment meet zeroes in on key Russia projects". phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  8. ^ "Asian change-makers share their visionary ideas for a unified Asia". The Economic Times. 2019-11-13. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  9. ^ "E-commerce sector has seen growth over last five years, especially during COVID-19 - Khmer Times". 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  10. ^ NSSF (2019-05-10). "H.E. DR. ITH SAMHENG, MINISTER OF MINISTRY OF LABOUR VOCATIONAL AND TRAINING, HAS PRAISED LEADERS, OFFICIALS, AND STAFF OF NSSF FOR THEIR WORK FULFILLMENT". National Social Security Fund. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  11. ^ "Social Protection Scheme Aims to Lift 60% Out of Poverty". Social Protection Scheme Aims to Lift 60% Out of Poverty. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  12. ^ ប្រសាសន៍លោក សំហេង បូរ៉ា អនុប្រធាននាយកដ្ឋានហរិញ្ញវត្, retrieved 2023-09-17
  13. ^ Administrator, UYFC (2015-09-07). "H.E. HUN MANY, President of the Union of Youth Federation". Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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