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Heng Samrin

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Cambodian politician

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Works
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  • People's Struggle

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Type
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5 total works indexed

  1. The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools

    · 2009 · cited 59,266x

  2. Fast and accurate short read alignment with Burrows–Wheeler transform

    · 2009 · cited 47,672x

  3. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,794x

  4. Twelve years of SAMtools and BCFtools

    · 2021 · cited 15,722x

  5. Minimap2: pairwise alignment for nucleotide sequences

    · 2018 · cited 15,492x

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Key facts

Monarch
Norodom Sihamoni
Vice president
Cheam Yeab , Khuon Sudary, Nguon Nhel , Say Chhum , Kem Sokha , You Hockry
Preceded by
Norodom Ranariddh
Succeeded by
Khuon Sudary
Prime minister
Pen Sovan , Chan Sy , Hun Sen
Constituency
Kandal (1993–1998), Kampong Cham (1998–2018), Tbong Khmum (2018–present)
Born
( 1934-05-25 ) 25 May 1934 (age 92) , Ponhea Kraek District , Kampong Cham Province , Cambodia , French Indochina
Party
Cambodian People's Party
Other political affiliations
Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party , (1979–1991)
Spouse
Sao Ty
Allegiance
Cambodia
Branch service
Royal Cambodian Army
Rank
General of the Army

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Encyclopedic overview

Heng Samrin (Khmer: ហេង សំរិន; born 25 May 1934) is a Cambodian politician who served as the President of the National Assembly of Cambodia (2006–2023). Between 1979 and 1992, he was the de facto leader of the Hanoi-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989) and State of Cambodia (1989–1992) and General Secretary of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (1981–1991). He has been a member of Parliament since 14 June 1993. He is the oldest member of parliament, and the longest-serving president of the National Assembly in history. His honorary title is "Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin" (Khmer: សម្តេចអគ្គមហាពញាចក្រី ហេង សំរិន).

Life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heng Samrin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.