Chan Nak

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Chan. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Nak.

Chan Nak
ចាន់ ណាក់
Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office 23 November 1953 – 7 April 1954
Monarch	Norodom Sihanouk
Preceded by	Penn Nouth
Succeeded by	Norodom Sihanouk
Minister of Justice
In office 1945–1946
Prime Minister	Sisowath Monireth
Minister of Interior
In office 1953–1954
Minister of Information
In office 1953–1954
Personal details
Born	(1892-05-27)27 May 1892 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
Died	7 November 1954(1954-11-07) (aged 62) Paris, France

Chan Nak (Khmer: ចាន់ ណាក់; 27 May 1892 – 7 November 1954) was a Cambodian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1953 to 1954.[1] He was the second prime minister of an independent Cambodia, following Penn Nouth.

Before being appointed the prime minister, Nak served as the Minister of Justice in 1945, 1945–1946 and 1950,[2] the Interior Minister from 1953 to 1954 and the Information Minister from 1953 to 1954.[3]

References

1. Cambodia at worldstatesmen.org
2. Corfield, Justin J.; Summers, Laura (2003). Historical dictionary of Cambodia. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4524-5.
3. Biographical entry at rulers.org

Political offices
Preceded by Penn Nouth	Prime Minister of Cambodia 1953–1954	Succeeded by Norodom Sihanouk