Kem Sokha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kem Sokha

Cambodian politician

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1953

Place of Birth: Tram Kak District, Takéo Province, Cambodia

Profession: politician, human rights activist

Nationality: Cambodia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Kem Sokha (Khmer: ??? ????; born 27 June 1953) is a Cambodian politician and activist who most recently served as the President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
He served as the Minority Leader, the highest ranking opposition parliamentarian, of the National Assembly from December 2016 to January 2017, and previously as the First Vice President of the National Assembly from August 2014 to October 2015.
He represented Kampong Cham as its Member of Parliament (MP) from 2008 to 2017.
From 2007 to 2012, Sokha was the leader of the Human Rights Party, which he founded. Sokha was arrested and imprisoned at a detention centre in Tbong Khmum Province on 3 September 2017 under allegations of treason.
In November 2017, the CNRP was dissolved, and 118 of its members, including Sokha, were banned from politics for five years.
On 10 September 2018, more than a year after his arrest, he was released on bail, and subsequently placed under house arrest.
On 10 November 2019, Sokha was released from house arrest.