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Hun Manet | |
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ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត | |
.jpg) Hun Manet in 2025 | |
| Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2023 | |
| Monarch | Norodom Sihamoni |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Hun Sen |
| Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
| President | Hun Sen |
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| Preceded by | Hun Sen (2015) |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | Phnom Penh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1977 Memot, Kampong Cham, Democratic Kampuchea |
| Political party | Cambodian People's Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
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| Education | |
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| Website | hunmanet |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Royal Cambodian Army |
| Years of service | 1995–2023 |
| Rank | General |
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| Battles/wars | 2008–2013 Cambodian–Thai border crisis |
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Hun Manet[a] (born 20 October 1977) is a Cambodian politician and military officer who is the 33rd and current prime minister of Cambodia since 2023. He is also serving as the vice president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP).
Manet grew up and received his general education in Phnom Penh and later joined the armed forces in 1995. In the same year, he entered the United States Military Academy at West Point. He became the first Cambodian graduate of the academy in 1999.[1]
Prior to his political appointment, he served in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) as deputy commander-in-chief and the commander of the Royal Cambodian Army. Upon appointment as prime minister, he was granted the highest civilian honorary title of Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet (Khmer Romanization Samțec Mahapavaradhipatī Hun Manet) (Khmer: សម្តេចមហាបវរធិបតី;[b] meaning "Great Lord and Supreme Leader Hun Manet").[2]
Following the 2023 Cambodian general election, his father Hun Sen announced his resignation as prime minister on 26 July, officially making Manet the prime minister-designate.[3][4] Following the King Norodom Sihamoni's nomination, he and his cabinet were approved by the National Assembly unanimously and were formally sworn into office on 22 August 2023. During his premiership, he has overseen major infrastructure projects including the construction of the Funan Techo Canal and the completion of new airports in Siem Reap and Ta Khmau while leading the response to U.S. tariffs on Cambodian goods and the Cambodian–Thai border dispute.
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- ^ "Like father, like son in Cambodia". Asia Times. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Prime Minister Hun Manet granted the title "Samdech"". Khmer Times. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Prime Minister Hun Sen announces resignation". Khmer Times. 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Hun Manet will become new Prime Minister on August 22". Khmer Times. 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.