Sarin Chhak

Sarin Chhak
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
17 April 1975  4 April 1976
Prime Minister Penn Nouth
Preceded by Keuky Lim
Succeeded by Ieng Sary
Personal details
Born Khin Kaing
(1922-01-02)2 January 1922
Takéo, Cambodia
Died 1979 (aged 57)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Political party National United Front of Kampuchea (1970–1976)
Sangkum (1955–1970)
Alma mater Phnom Penh University (LLB)
University of Paris (PhD)

Sarin Chhak (Khmer: សារិន ឆាក; 2 January 1922 – 1979) was a Cambodian statesman and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1976. He died in 1979 in Vietnamese custody following the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia.[1]

He was an expert in borders. He graduated with a PhD from the University of Paris in 1966 with his thesis titled Les frontières du Cambodge (The Borders of Cambodia).[2]

References

  1. "Sarin Chhak bio" (PDF).
  2. "Border expert's fate a mystery".
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