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Heng Samrin

1934 - Today

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Heng Samrin (Khmer: ហេង សំរិន; born 25 May 1934) is a Cambodian politician who served as the President of the National Assembly of Cambodia (2006–2023). Between 1979 and 1992, he was the de facto leader of the Hanoi-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989) and State of Cambodia (1989–1992) and General Secretary of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (1981–1991). He has been a member of Parliament since 14 June 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heng Samrin has received more than 306,231 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Heng Samrin is the 4,249th most popular politician (down from 3,789th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Cambodia and the 12th most popular Cambodian Politician.

Heng Samrin is most famous for being the leader of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party and the Chairman of the Council of State of the Democratic Kampuchea.

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  • 26

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  • 8.20

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  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Heng Samrin ranks 4,249 out of 15,577Before him are Issey Miyake, Balash, Osroes I, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Georges Bidault, and Maria Temryukovna. After him are Ansegisel, 12th Dalai Lama, Julia Flavia, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Hanno the Great, and Adam Albert von Neipperg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Heng Samrin ranks 71Before him are Udo Jürgens, Rudolf Schuster, Hans Hollein, Leonid Rogozov, Kurt Hamrin, and Ingvar Carlsson. After him are Pedro Pires, Pratibha Patil, Anton Geesink, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Renata Scotto, and Carlo Rubbia.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Heng Samrin ranks 12 out of 35Before him are Hun Sen (1952), Khieu Samphan (1931), Jayavarman II (800), Norodom Ranariddh (1944), Norodom of Cambodia (1834), and Sisowath Monivong (1875). After him are Suryavarman II (1095), Norodom Suramarit (1896), Ta Mok (1926), Kang Kek Iew (1942), Ram Khamhaeng (1237), and Sisowath of Cambodia (1840).

Among POLITICIANS In Cambodia

Among politicians born in Cambodia, Heng Samrin ranks 12Before him are Hun Sen (1952), Khieu Samphan (1931), Jayavarman II (800), Norodom Ranariddh (1944), Norodom of Cambodia (1834), and Sisowath Monivong (1875). After him are Suryavarman II (1095), Norodom Suramarit (1896), Ram Khamhaeng (1237), Sisowath of Cambodia (1840), Nuon Chea (1926), and Ang Duong (1796).