Chan Nak
Cambodian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Cambodian name, the surname is Chan. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Nak.
Chan Nak (Khmer: ចាន់ ណាក់; 27 May 1892 – 7 November 1954) was a Cambodian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1953 to 1954.[1] He was the second prime minister of an independent Cambodia, following Penn Nouth.
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Chan Nak | |
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ចាន់ ណាក់ | |
Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
In office 23 November 1953 – 7 April 1954 | |
Monarch | Norodom Sihanouk |
Preceded by | Penn Nouth |
Succeeded by | Norodom Sihanouk |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 1945–1946 | |
Prime Minister | Sisowath Monireth |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 1953–1954 | |
Minister of Information | |
In office 1953–1954 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1892-05-27)27 May 1892 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Died | 7 November 1954(1954-11-07) (aged 62) Paris, France |
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Before being appointed the prime minister, Nak served as the Minister of Justice in 1945, 1945–1946 and 1950, the Interior Minister from 1953–1954 and the Information Minister from 1953 to 1954.[2]