11-05-2021, 09:09 AM
the first agriculture minister in post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia. Agriculture obviously must be the first priority in a country ravaged by a genocidal regime that utterly ravaged a country. No judgment on how well he did.
Nguon Nhel (Khmer: ងួន ញ៉ិល; 22 December 1942 – 5 November 2021) was a Cambodian politician. He belonged to the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampong Thom from 1993 until his death. He was the Second Vice President of the National Assembly since 2014; he previously held that post from 1997 to 2006, and he was First Vice President of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2014. From 1989 to 1993, he was Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
On 5 November 2021, Nhel died at the age of 78 due to illness.[1][2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguon_Nhel
Nguon Nhel (Khmer: ងួន ញ៉ិល; 22 December 1942 – 5 November 2021) was a Cambodian politician. He belonged to the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampong Thom from 1993 until his death. He was the Second Vice President of the National Assembly since 2014; he previously held that post from 1997 to 2006, and he was First Vice President of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2014. From 1989 to 1993, he was Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
On 5 November 2021, Nhel died at the age of 78 due to illness.[1][2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguon_Nhel
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