Say Chhum

សាយ ឈុំ3rd President of the SenateIn office
9 June 2015 – 3 April 2024MonarchNorodom SihamoniVice PresidentPreceded byChea SimSucceeded byHun SenVice President of the Cambodian People's PartyAssumed office
20 June 2015PresidentHun SenPreceded byHun SenSecond Vice President of the National AssemblyIn office
21 March 2006 – 25 April 2012PresidentHeng SamrinPreceded byNguon NhelSucceeded byKhuon SodaryFirst Vice President of the SenateIn office
24 March 2012 – 9 June 2015PresidentChea SimSucceeded byNey PenaMember of Parliament
for Kampong SpeuIn office
14 June 1993 – 24 March 2012 Personal detailsBorn (1945-02-05) 5 February 1945 (age 79)
Kampong Cham, Cambodia, French IndochinaPolitical partyCambodian People's PartyChildren3, incl. Say Sam Al

Say Chhum (Khmer: សាយ ឈុំ; born 5 February 1945) is a Cambodian politician who most recently served as the president of the Senate of Cambodia from 2015 to 2024. He was the first vice president of the Senate until June 2015, when he succeeded Chea Sim upon the latter's death. He served as the Chairman of the Permanent Committee of the Central Committee of the Cambodian People's Party.

He was elected to represent Kampong Speu Province in the National Assembly in 2003.^[1] He also served as Second Vice-President of the National Assembly.

As First Vice-President of the Senate, Say Chhum served as acting Senate President when the ailing Chea Sim was absent. Shortly after Chea Sim's death, Say Chhum was unanimously elected as President of the Senate on 9 June 2015 by the 51 senators present.^[2]

His son, Say Sam Al, was appointed Minister of the Environment in 2013.

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