Yem Ponhearith

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]

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Yem. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name.
Yem Ponhearith
Member of Parliament
for Prey Veng
In office
24 September 2008 – 16 November 2017
Majority36,089 (6.3%)
Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on Education
In office
27 August 2014 – 16 November 2017
Preceded byMom Chim Huy
Personal details
Born (1960-07-07) 7 July 1960
Kiri Vong, Takéo, Cambodia
Political partyCambodia 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]

References
  1. "Directory of the Fourth National Assembly of Cambodia (2008-2013)" (PDF). COMFREL. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. Carmichael, Robert (26 August 2014). "Cambodian Opposition Gets Parliamentary Commission Roles". VOA. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  3. Hay Pisey (8 September 2014). "Education Minister Called to National Assembly". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  4. "CNRP-linked books seized from in front of capital high school". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. "Former Opposition Lawmaker's Books Seized". Khmer Times. Retrieved 11 March 2020.


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