Sim Var | |
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ស៊ឹម វ៉ា | |
Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
In office 24 April 1958 – 10 July 1958 | |
Monarch | Norodom Suramarit |
Preceded by | Penn Nouth |
Succeeded by | Norodom Sihanouk |
In office 26 July 1957 – 11 January 1958 | |
Monarch | Norodom Suramarit |
Preceded by | Norodom Sihanouk |
Succeeded by | Ek Yi Oun |
Cambodian Ambassador to Japan | |
In office 1970–1974 | |
Appointed by | Lon Nol |
Succeeded by | Koun Wick |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1957–1958 | |
Succeeded by | Penn Nouth |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 February 1906 Kampong Cham, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Died | 12 October 1989 (aged 83)[1] Paris, France |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Ma Prakob (m. 1962; div.) Yoko Kawada[2] |
Sim Var (Khmer: ស៊ឹម វ៉ា; 2 February 1906 – 12 October 1989) was a Cambodian politician. He served as Prime Minister of Cambodia from July 1957 to January 1958 and from April to July 1958. Together with Chhean Vam and Ieu Koeus, he co-founded the Democratic Party in April 1946. As a nationalist,[2] Var opposed the French rule over Cambodia and led opposition movements with other nationalists. He was Cambodia's Ambassador to Japan during the 1970s.[1]