In this Cambodian name, the surname is Chea. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Sim.
Samdech Akka Moha Thomma Pothisal
Chea Sim
ជា ស៊ីម
Sim in 2012
President of the Senate
In office 25 March 1999 – 8 June 2015
Monarchs
Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihamoni
Preceded by
Saukam Khoy (1972)
Succeeded by
Say Chhum
President of the Cambodian People's Party
In office 17 October 1991 – 8 June 2015
Deputy
Hun Sen
Preceded by
Heng Samrin as General Secretary
Succeeded by
Hun Sen
President of the National Assembly
In office 6 October 1993 – 25 November 1998
Monarch
Norodom Sihanouk
President
Heng Samrin Himself
Preceded by
Son Sann
Succeeded by
Norodom Ranariddh
In office 27 June 1981 – 14 June 1993
Preceded by
Nuon Chea as President of the Standing Committee
Succeeded by
Son Sann
President of the Council of State
In office 6 April 1992 – 14 June 1993
Prime Minister
Hun Sen
Preceded by
Heng Samrin
Succeeded by
Norodom Sihanouk
Minister of Interior
In office 8 January 1979 – 27 June 1981
Prime Minister
Son Sann
Personal details
Born
(1932-11-15)15 November 1932 Romeas Haek, Svay Rieng, Cambodia, French Indochina
Died
8 June 2015(2015-06-08) (aged 82) Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Political party
Cambodian People's Party
Spouse
Nhem Soeun
Military service
Allegiance
Cambodia
Branch/service
Royal Cambodian Army
Rank
Five-Star General[1][2]
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Chea Sim (Khmer: ជា ស៊ីម; 15 November 1932 – 8 June 2015) was a Cambodian politician.[3] He was President of the Cambodian People's Party from 1991 to 2015, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia from 1981 to 1998 (Vice President from June to October 1993) and President of the Senate from 1999 to 2015.[4] His official title was Samdech Akka Moha Thomma Pothisal Chea Sim (Khmer: សម្តេចអគ្គមហាធម្មពោធិ៍សាល ជា ស៊ីម).
^"Sihanouk praises five star leaders". Retrieved 2019-10-30.
^"His Majesty Promotes Cambodian Leaders to Five-Star General". 27 December 2009. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
^"Chea Sim dead at 83". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
^"Veteran Cambodia politician Chea Sim dies at 82". Aljazeera. June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script. CheaSim (Khmer: ជា ស៊ីម; 15 November 1932 – 8 June 2015) was a Cambodian politician...
first vice president of the Senate until June 2015, when he succeeded CheaSim upon the latter's death. He served as the Chairman of the Permanent Committee...
results and complained of electoral fraud. On 3 June 1993, CPP leaders CheaSim and Hun Sen met with Sihanouk and persuaded him to head an interim government...
open voting system, calling upon Senate President CheaSim not to sign the amendment. When CheaSim heeded Sihanouk's advice, he was ferried out of the...
foundation was then made up of 15 individuals with Heng Samrin as chairman, CheaSim as vice president, Ros Samay as secretary general. Revolutionary People's...
office 5 December 1981 – 17 October 1991 Preceded by Pen Sovan Succeeded by CheaSim as President President of the Council of State Chairman of the People's...
offices Preceded by CheaSim President of the Cambodian People's Party 2015–present Incumbent Party political offices Preceded by CheaSim Leader of the Cambodian...
June 2015. "Passing of Former President of the Senate of Cambodia Samdech CheaSim". mofa.go.jp. 9 June 2015. "Samdech Chaufea Veang Kong Sam Ol Holds a Religious...
following lists events that happened during 1993 in Cambodia. Head of State: CheaSim (until June 14), Norodom Sihanouk (starting June 14) Prime Minister: until...
វិទ្យាល័យច្បារអំពៅ CheaSim Boeng Kang Kang High School វិទ្យាល័យជាស៊ីមបឹងកេងកង CheaSim Chroy Changvar High School វិទ្យាល័យជាស៊ីមជ្រោយចង្វារ CheaSim Samaky High...
forests where they hid from and fought center zone troops. In October 1978, CheaSim led a group of 300 people across the border into Vietnam, and the Vietnamese...
Province CheaSim (1932–2015), Cambodian politician, President of the National Assembly (1981–1998) Veasna Chea Leth (born 1944), Cambodian lawyer Chea Sophara...
Veng Province. He was born into a peasant family. Along with Heng Samrin, CheaSim, and Hun Sen, Sar Kheng was among the Democratic Kampuchea cadres of the...
People's Republic of Kampuchea and State of Cambodia (1979–1993) Heng Samrin CheaSim Norodom Sihanouk Kingdom of Cambodia (1993–present) Norodom Sihanouk Norodom...
surviving senior member of the Khmer Rouge following the deaths of Nuon Chea in August 2019 and Kang Kek Iew (Duch) in September 2020. Samphan was born...
Council of Cambodia Heng Samrin (R) and President of the National Assembly CheaSim (C) upon arrival at Pochentong International Airport on November 14, 1991...
Senate In office 1972–1975 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by CheaSim (1999) Personal details Born Saukam Khoy (1915-02-02)2 February 1915 Cambodia...
People's Republic of Kampuchea and State of Cambodia (1979–1993) Heng Samrin CheaSim Norodom Sihanouk Kingdom of Cambodia (1993–present) Norodom Sihanouk Norodom...
Giáp Văn Tiến Dũng Lê Đức Anh Vũ Lập Đàm Quang Trung Heng Samrin Hun Sen CheaSim Pen Sovan Chan Sy Unknown Strength ~800,000 military ~430,000 military...
People's Republic of Kampuchea and State of Cambodia (1979–1993) Heng Samrin CheaSim Norodom Sihanouk Kingdom of Cambodia (1993–present) Norodom Sihanouk Norodom...
Nuon Chea (Khmer: នួន ជា; born Lao Kim Lorn; 7 July 1926 – 4 August 2019), also known as Long Bunruot (Khmer: ឡុង ប៊ុនរត្ន) or Rungloet Laodi (រុងឡឺត ឡាវឌី...
1993 – 6 October 1993 Monarch Norodom Sihanouk Preceded by CheaSim Succeeded by CheaSim President of the Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party In office...
President CheaSim, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, National Assembly President Heng Samrin and Cambodian People's Party Senators Ouk Bunchhoeun and Sim Ka. According...
unhappy with the outcome of the elections. On 3 June 1993, CPP leaders CheaSim and Hun Sen met with Sihanouk to propose that he should lead a new interim...
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