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Sarin Chhak
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
17 April 1975 – 4 April 1976
Prime MinisterPenn Nouth
Preceded byKeuky Lim
Succeeded byIeng Sary
Personal details
Born
Khin Kaing

(1922-01-02)2 January 1922
Takéo, Cambodia
Died1979 (aged 57)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Political partyNational United Front of Kampuchea (1970–1976)
Sangkum (1955–1970)
Alma materPhnom Penh University (LLB)
University of Paris (PhD)

Sarin Chhak (Khmer: សារិន ឆាក; 2 January 1922 – 1979) was a Cambodian statesman and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1976. He died in 1979 in Vietnamese custody following the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia.[1]

He was an expert in borders. He graduated with a PhD from the University of Paris in 1966 with his thesis titled Les frontières du Cambodge (The Borders of Cambodia).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sarin Chhak bio" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Border expert's fate a mystery".