18 Facts About Hun Manet

Samdech Hun Manet is a Cambodian politician and military officer who has been serving as the prime minister of Cambodia since 2023, succeeding his father, Hun Sen.

Hun Manet is the vice president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party.

Hun Manet is of Teochew Chinese heritage through his grandfather Hun Neang.

Hun Manet grew up and received his general education in Phnom Penh and later joined the RCAF in 1995, the same year he entered the United States Military Academy.

Hun Manet received a master's degree in economics from New York University in 2002 and a PhD in economics from the University of Bristol in 2009.

Hun Manet joined the RCAF in 1995, the same year he entered the United States Military Academy.

Hun Manet became a major general in January 2011, just months after being named deputy commander of the Royal Cambodian Army and deputy chief of the RCAF Joint Staff.

Hun Manet became a lieutenant general in June 2013 and was later promoted to a four-star general in July 2018, coinciding with his new responsibilities as deputy commander-in-chief of the RCAF.

On 20 April 2023, Hun Manet was officially promoted to four-star general.

On 30 June 2018, weeks before the parliamentary elections, Hun Sen appointed Manet to higher military positions in a bid to prepare his son for the premiership when he retired from politics or died, effectively solidifying the Hun political dynasty in Cambodia.

In June 2020, Hun Manet was promoted to head of the CPP's youth wing.

Hun Manet had been mentioned by both media outlets and Hun Sen himself as a candidate for prime minister.

On 4 December 2021, Manet was unanimously elected by the CPP Central Committee to be the party's future candidate for prime minister after Hun Sen, making him the prime minister-in-waiting.

Shortly after his rise to the premiership, Hun Manet hosted a Charles Yang from the Universal Peace Federation, a South Korean organization started by Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, at the Peace Palace.

Hun Manet Sen stressed that succession would not take place until after the 2028 election.

Hun Manet stood as a first-ranked candidate in Phnom Penh for the National Assembly in the 2023 general election, a requirement to be appointed prime minister.

Three days after the election in which the CPP claimed a landslide victory, Hun Sen announced his resignation and confirmed that Manet would be the new prime minister.

Hun Manet is married to Pich Chanmony, the daughter of Pich Sophoan, a former secretary of state at the Ministry of Labour.