Hun Many

Hun Many
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Hun Many in 2016
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 February 2024
Prime MinisterHun Manet
Serving withAun Pornmoniroth
Neth Savoeun
Sun Chanthol
Hang Chuon Naron
Koeut Rith
Sok Chenda Sophea
Say Sam Al
Sar Sokha
Tea Seiha
Vongsey Vissoth
Minister of Civil Service
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 August 2023
Prime MinisterHun Manet
Preceded byPrum Sokha
Member of the National Assembly
In office
23 September 2013 – 24 August 2023
ConstituencyKampong Speu
Personal details
Born (1982-11-27) 27 November 1982 (age 43)
Phnom Penh, People's Republic of Kampuchea
PartyCambodian People's Party
SpouseYim Chhay Lin
Children3
Parent(s)Hun Sen
Bun Rany
RelativesHun Manet (brother)
Hun Manith (brother)
Yim Chhaily (father-in-law)
EducationHofstra University (BA)
University of Melbourne (MA)
National Defense University (MA)

Hun Many (Khmer: ហ៊ុន ម៉ានី; born 27 November 1982) is a Cambodian politician who has served as deputy prime minister of Cambodia since 2024 and minister of civil service since 2023. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Cambodia for Kampong Speu Province from 2013 to 2023. He also currently holds the position of chairman of the Cambodian Youth Union.

Early life

Many was born on 27 November 1982. He is the youngest son of Hun Sen, the former Prime Minister, and his older brother, Hun Manet, is the current Prime Minister, who assumed office in 2023. He earned a bachelor's degree from Hofstra University in the United States and then a master's degree from the University of Melbourne in Australia. He also earned another master's degree from the National Defense University again in the United States.

Political career

Many was voted in as a Member of the National Assembly of Cambodia for Kampong Speu Province in 2013, a position he held until 2023 when he became minister. In January 2016 he stated that Cambodia should seek closer ties with the United States. He specifically highlighted the fields of counterterrorism and trade. In 2023 he became Minister of Civil Service. The following year, in 2024, he became Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia. He was voted in with all 120 votes of confidence to serve from 2023 to 2028. Since then, he has met with the EU Ambassador, Igor Driesmans, to discuss the civil service reforms taking place in Cambodia and met a Chinese delegation led by Li Shulei.

He also currently holds the position of chairman of the Cambodian Youth Union. During his tenure, the UYFC has taken over many of the operations of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports, alongside being chairman of the National Assembly's Commission 7, which oversees the ministry.

Personal life

He is married to Yim Chhay Lin, the daughter of former Deputy Minister of Rural Development Yim Chhaily.

Honours and awards

Many was awarded the Padma Shri by the Republic of India in 2018 for his work in public affairs.

References

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  4. ↑ "សម្តេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន មេដឹកនាំកំពូលកម្ពុជា និងបិតាសន្តិភាព, ជីវប្រវត្តិសង្ខេប". Fresh News Asia (in Khmer). 1 May 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Cambodia National Assembly elects Hun Sen's youngest son as Deputy PM". THE VOICE OF VIETNAM. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "รู้จัก 5 ทายาทของ "ฮุน เซน" ครอบครัวที่ทรงอิทธิพลที่สุดในกัมพูชา". Sanook (in Thai). 24 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "New Face, Same Old System: Special Report on the Generational Transmission of Power in Cambodia" (PDF). wp.aseanmp.org. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Parameswaran, Prashanth (21 January 2016). "Cambodia's Hun Many Calls for Stronger US Ties". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  9. 1 2 Hutt, David (21 February 2024). "Cambodia's Hun Many is no mere spare for his PM brother". CEIAS. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cambodia's PM Hun Sen Allocates Portion of Key Lake to Daughter of Land Minister". Radio Free Asia. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Padma Awards | Interactive Dashboard". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2025.