Bun Rany | |
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ប៊ុន រ៉ានី | |
![]() Rany in 2015 | |
President of the Cambodian Red Cross | |
Assumed office 30 April 1998 | |
Vice President | Pich Chanmony |
Preceded by | Norodom Marie |
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
In role 30 November 1998 – 22 August 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Preceded by | Herself |
Succeeded by | Pich Chanmony |
In role 24 September 1993 – 30 November 1998 Alongside Norodom Marie (1993–1997) and Ung Malis Yvonne (1997–1998) | |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Norodom Marie |
Succeeded by | Herself |
In role 14 January 1985 – 2 July 1993 Acting from 24 December 1984 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Preceded by | Pham Thi Ien |
Succeeded by | Norodom Marie |
Personal details | |
Born | Bun Sam Hieng 15 December 1954 Krouch Chhmar District, Kampong Cham, Cambodia |
Political party | Cambodian People's Party |
Spouse | |
Children | 7, including Manet, Manith, and Many |
Profession | Nurse |
Ethnicity | Chinese Cambodian[1][2] |
Website | Cambodian Red Cross |
Bun Rany (Khmer: ប៊ុន រ៉ានី, UNGEGN: Bŭn Rani [ɓun raːniː]; born 15 December 1954) is the wife of Hun Sen, the prime minister of Cambodia from 1985 to 1993 and again from 1998 to 2023. She also served as the vice president of the National Association of the Cambodian Red Cross and, since 1998, as its president.[3] She has received national and international recognition and numerous awards for her work and endeavor with Cambodia's orphans and poor, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, and her emphasis on women's issues with efforts to improve domestic safety and empowerment through education and vocational training.[3] Her full honorary title is Samdech Kittipritbandit Bun Rany Hun Sen (Khmer: សម្តេចកិត្តិព្រឹទ្ធបណ្ឌិត ប៊ុន រ៉ានី ហ៊ុនសែន; lit. 'Celebrated Senior Scholar Bun Rany Hun Sen').[4]