Penn Nouth

Penn Nouth (Khmer: ប៉ែន នុត, Khmer pronunciation: [paen nut]) (1 April 1906 – 18 May 1985) was a Cambodian politician. He served in the French colonial administration, then took active part in Cambodian politics, was several times Prime Minister of Cambodia (1953, 1954–1955, 1958, 1961) as part of the Sangkum regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk. He was the first prime minister of an independent Cambodia. He was prime minister for the sixth time from 31 January 1968 to 14 August 1969. On 18 March 1970, when Norodom Sihanouk was deposed by Penn Nouth's successor Lon Nol, Penn Nouth joined the monarch in his exile and became prime minister in the GRUNK coalition. His combined tenure as Prime Minister (5 years, 222 days), spanning seven non-consecutive terms, is the second-longest in Cambodian history after Hun Sen.

Samdech Penn Nouth
Penn Nouth in 1947
7th Prime Minister of Cambodia
See tenures In office 17 April 1975 – 4 April 1976 President Norodom Sihanouk Preceded by Long Boret Succeeded by Khieu Samphan (acting) In office 31 January 1968 – 14 August 1969 President Norodom Sihanouk Preceded by Son Sann Succeeded by Lon Nol In office 28 January 1961 – 17 November 1961 President Norodom Sihanouk Preceded by Pho Proeung Succeeded by Norodom Sihanouk In office 17 January 1958 – 24 April 1958 Monarch Norodom Suramarit Preceded by Ek Yi Oun Succeeded by Sim Var In office 18 April 1954 – 26 January 1955 Monarch Norodom Sihanouk Preceded by Norodom Sihanouk Succeeded by Leng Ngeth In office 24 January 1953 – 22 November 1953 Monarch Norodom Sihanouk Preceded by Norodom Sihanouk Succeeded by Chan Nak In office 15 August 1948 – 21 January 1949 Monarch Norodom Sihanouk Preceded by Chhean Vam Succeeded by Yem Sambaur
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 11 January 1958 – 10 July 1958
Prime Minister	Ek Yi Oun Sim Var
Preceded by	Sim Var
Succeeded by	Truong Cang
Personal details
Born	(1906-04-01)1 April 1906 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Died	18 May 1985(1985-05-18) (aged 79) Châtenay-Malabry, France
Political party	National United Front of Kampuchea (1970–1976) Sangkum (1955–1970) Democratic Party (1946–1955)

After the Khmer Rouge took Phnom Penh in 1975, he served as prime minister of the country for the last time, but did not have real power; he then emigrated.