Hun Sen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Prime Minister of Cambodia
Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1952
Place of Birth: Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia
Profession: politician, diplomat
Nationality: Cambodia
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
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About Hun Sen
- Hun Sen (Khmer: ???? ???; born 5 August 1952) is a Cambodian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia since 1985.
- He is currently the world's longest-serving prime minister, the longest-serving head of government of Cambodia, and one of the longest-serving leaders in the world.
- He is also the president of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and a member of the National Assembly for Kandal.
- His full honorary title is Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen (Khmer: ???????????????????? ???? ???? ???; meaning "Lord Prime Minister, Supreme Military Commander Hun Sen").
- Born Hun Bunal, he changed his name to Hun Sen in 1972 two years after joining the Khmer Rouge.
- From 1979 to 1986 and again from 1987 to 1990, he served as Cambodia's foreign minister.
- Since 1997, Hun Sen has led the CPP to consecutive victories and is currently serving in his fifth prime ministerial term.
- In June 2015, following the death of Chea Sim, Hun Sen was elected president of the CPP.
- In 2018, he was elected to a sixth term in a largely unopposed poll, with the CPP winning every seat in the National Assembly.Hun Sen was 32 years old when he became Prime Minister, making him at that time the world's youngest head of government.
- He has been described as a "wily operator who destroys his political opponents" by The Sydney Morning Herald and as a dictator who has assumed authoritarian power in Cambodia using violence, intimidation and corruption to maintain his power base.
- Under his government, thousands of opposition activists, politicians, environmentalists and human rights workers have been murdered, where a majority of the cases were never investigated due to the political ties with the incumbent administration.
- Hun Sen has accumulated highly centralized power within Cambodia, including a personal guard said to have capabilities rivalling those of the country's regular army, making coup attempts virtually impossible.
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