Tea Banh

Tea Banh (Khmer: ទៀ បាញ់, Khmer pronunciation: [tiə ɓaɲ]; born 5 November 1945)[2] is a Cambodian politician who is the current Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Defence of Cambodia.[3] He is a former general and a member of the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Siem Reap Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia in the 2003 elections.[4]


Tea Banh

ទៀ បាញ់
Minister of National Defence
Assumed office
27 June 2006[1]
Prime MinisterHun Sen
In office
1987–2004
Prime MinisterHun Sen
Norodom Ranariddh
Ung Huot
Hun Sen
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia
Assumed office
16 July 2004
MonarchNorodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihamoni
Prime MinisterHun Sen
Minister of Transport
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
1984–1987
Prime MinisterChan Sy
Hun Sen
Member of Parliament
for Siem Reap
Assumed office
14 June 1993
Majority52,356 (13.24%)
Personal details
Born
Tea Sangvan

(1945-11-05) 5 November 1945
Koh Kong, Cambodia, French Indochina
Political partyCambodian People's Party
Spouse(s)Tao Toeun (m. 1975)
Children
  • Siam
  • Tyhas
  • Kanha
ProfessionPolitician
Military service
Allegiance Cambodia
Branch/service Royal Cambodian Army
Years of service1962–
Rank General
CommandsNational Committee for Maritime Security
Battles/warsCambodian Civil War

Personal life

Banh, whose birth name was "Tea Sangvan" later changed to Thai name, Sangvan Hin-kling (Thai: สังวาลย์ หินกลิ้ง) and "Tea Banh" in last,[5] is of Sino-Thai descent. His father, a Thai-Chinese, was named Tea Toek (Thai: เต็ก; RTGS: Tek) and his mother Nou Peng Chenda (Thai: หนู เพ่งจินดา; RTGS: Nu Phengchinda), was an ethnic Thai.[6][7] Banh married Tao Toeun (Thai: เตือนใจ ธรรมเกษร; RTGS: Tueanchai Thamma-keson), who is also an ethnic Thai, in 1975. They have three children.

Honours

References

  1. Tea Banh Accessed July 2, 2014.
  2. His Excellency Tea Banh Archived 2009-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Visit to Japan by Gen. Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Cambodia
  4. "Election results" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed 18 June 2008.
  5. Rungmani Meksophon. Khon Song Phaendin [Two Lands People]. Bangkok:Banpraathit, 2008, p. 167-169
  6. 吴锐成主任出席柬埔寨中国港澳侨商总会十周年会庆 2008-03-19, Guangdong Qiaowang
  7. Asiaweek, Volume 15, Issues 40-51; Asiaweek Limited, 1989, p. 32, "So would Tea Banh, an ethnic Thai with extensive business contacts in Thailand."
  8. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/00020956.PDF. เล่ม ๑๑๘, ตอน ๑๙ ข, ๒๖ ตุลาคม พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๔ม หน้า ๕


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.