Hun Sen was born on August 5, 1952 in Peam Kaoh Sna, Kampong Cham as Hun Bunal (also called Hun Nal), the third of six children. His father, Hun Neang, had been a resident monk in a local Watin Kampong Cham province before

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When Lon Nol removed Norodom Sihanouk from power in 1970, Sen gave up his education to join the Khmer Rouge following Sihanouk'scall to join the insurgency. Sen also claims he was inspired to fight against foreign interference when his

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Hun Sen first rose to the premiership in January 1985 when the one-party National Assembly appointed him to succeed Chan Sy, who had died in office in December 1984. As the de facto

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In Cambodia, Hun Sen's core support base is from the majority of the population who reside in the countryside and work in the agricultural sector. He is less popular in urban centers like

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Although Cambodia had relatively independent press during and immediately following the UNTAC era, Hun Sen and the CPPhave since come to strictly control media in Cambodia. This has more recently encompassed social media, which surpassed traditional

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Hun Sen is married to Bun Rany. They have 6 children: Kamsot (deceased), Manet, Mana, Manith, Maniand Mali. The couple also adopted a daughter in 1988, but they legally disowned her in

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In the 1998 election, he led the CPP to victory and forming a coalition with FUNCINPEC.
The 2003 Phnom Penh riots resulted in the ransacking of the Thai embassy in Cambodia, following comments made by Thai soap opera actress

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