Hun Sen

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Samdech Akeak Moha Sena Padey Techo Hun Sen MP
34th Prime Minister of Cambodia
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 November 1998
Monarch	Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihamoni
Preceded by	Ung Huot
In office 14 January 1985 – 2 July 1993
President	Heng Samrin Chea Sim Norodom Sihanouk
Preceded by	Chan Sy
Succeeded by	Norodom Ranariddh
Second Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office 21 September 1993 – 30 November 1998
Monarch	Norodom Sihanouk
Prime Minister	Norodom Ranariddh Ung Huot
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
President of the Cambodian People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 June 2015
Deputy	Sar Kheng Say Chhum
Preceded by	Chea Sim
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1987–1990
Preceded by	Kong Korm
Succeeded by	Hor Namhong
In office 7 January 1979 – December 1986
Prime Minister	Pen Sovan Chan Sy
Preceded by	Ieng Sary
Succeeded by	Kong Korm
Member of Parliament for Kandal
Incumbent
Assumed office 1993
Majority	261,857 (39.85%)
Personal details
Born	Hun Bunal 5 August 1952 (age 63) Kampong Cham, Cambodia
Political party	Cambodian People's Party
Spouse(s)	Bun Rany (m. 1976)
Children	Kamsot (deceased) Manet Mana Manith Many Mali
Parents	Hun Neang Dee Yon
Residence	Ta Khmau, Kandal Phnom Penh
Alma mater	Hanoi National Political Academy
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Awards	Grand Order of National Merit
Signature
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	Cambodia
Service/branch	Khmer Rouge  Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Army
Years of service	1970–1999
Rank	Major
Commands	Democratic Kampuchea – Eastern Region
Battles/wars	Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War (WIA)

Hun Sen (Khmer: ហ៊ុន សែន; born 5 August 1952)^[1] is the 34th and current Prime Minister of Cambodia, President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kandal. He has served as Cambodia's premier for more than 25 years, making him the longest serving head of government of Cambodia, Asia’s longest-serving autocrat^[2] and one of the longest serving leaders in the world. From 1979 to 1986 and again from 1987 to 1990, Hun Sen served as Cambodia's foreign minister. His full honorary title is Samdech Akeak Moha Sena Padey Techo Hun Sen (Khmer: សម្តេចអគ្គមហាសេនាបតី តេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន; meaning "Lord Prime Minister, Supreme Military Commander Hun Sen").^[3] Born Hun Bunal, he changed his name to Hun Sen in 1972 two years after joining the Khmer Rouge.

Hun Sen rose to the premiership in January 1985 when the KPRP-dominated National Assembly appointed him to succeed Chan Sywho had died in office in December 1984. The position would be held by Hun Sen until the 1993 elections when the latter lost an election bid. Refusing to relinquish power and after negotiations with the Funcinpec Party, Hun Sen jointly served as Prime Minister with Norodom Ranariddh until a 1997 coup. Ung Huot was then selected to succeed Ranariddh. In 1998, he would lead the CPP to victory in the elections but had to form a coalition government with FUNCINPEC. Hun Sen has since been elected consecutively and is currently serving in his fifth prime ministerial term, and vows to rule until he is 74.^[4]

Hun Sen was 32 years, 162 days old when he became prime minister, making him at that time the world's youngest head of government. One of the world's longest-serving leaders, with a reputation as a 'wily operator who destroys his political opponents',^[5]Hun Sen is widely viewed as a dictator who has assumed authoritarian power in Cambodia using violence, intimidation and corruption to maintain his power base.^[6][7][8] Hun Sen has accumulated highly centralized power in Cambodia, including a 'praetorian guard that appears to rival the capabilities of the country’s regular military units.'^[9] The former Khmer Rouge commander has consolidated his grip on power through a 'web of patronage and brute military strength'.^[10]