{{Short description|Cambodian politician (born 1982)}} {{Family name hatnote|lang=Cambodian|Hun|Many}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Hun Many | honorific_suffix = PS | image = Hun Many 2016 (cropped).jpg | caption = Hun Many in 2016 | office = Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia | status = | prime_minister = Hun Manet | 1blankname = Serving with | 1namedata = Aun Pornmoniroth<br />Neth Savoeun<br />Sun Chanthol<br />Hang Chuon Naron<br />Koeut Rith<br />Sok Chenda Sophea<br />Say Sam Al<br />Sar Sokha<br />Tea Seiha<br />Vongsey Vissoth | term_start = 21 February 2024 | term_end = | predecessor = | office1 = Minister of Civil Service | status1 = | prime_minister1 = Hun Manet | term_start1 = 22 August 2023 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = Prum Sokha | office2 = Member of the National Assembly | term_start2 = 23 September 2013 | term_end2 = 24 August 2023 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | constituency2 = Kampong Speu | majority2 = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|11|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Phnom Penh, People's Republic of Kampuchea | party = Cambodian People's Party | profession = | children = 3 | relatives = Hun Manet (brother)<br />Hun Manith (brother)<br/>Yim Chhaily (father-in-law) | parents = Hun Sen <br> Bun Rany | alma_mater = Hofstra University (BA)<br>University of Melbourne (MA)<br>National Defense University (MA) | spouse = Yim Chhay Lin | death_date = | death_place = }} '''Hun Many''' ({{langx|km|ហ៊ុន ម៉ានី}}; born 27 November 1982) is a Cambodian politician who has served as deputy prime minister of Cambodia since 2024 and minister of civil service since 2023.<ref name="ap">{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/hun-many-manith-manet-sen-nepotism-9f70d85a2668384ab1efeb82782c3f8f|title=Cambodia's new prime minister wins lawmakers' approval for his youngest brother to become his deputy|work=Associated Press|date=21 February 2024|accessdate=21 February 2024}}</ref> He was a Member of the National Assembly of Cambodia for Kampong Speu Province from 2013 to 2023.<ref name="min">{{cite web |url=http://necelect.org.kh/nec_khmer/images/stories/Results/2013/05-The%20official%20results%20of%20the%20elections.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-04-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144839/http://necelect.org.kh/nec_khmer/images/stories/Results/2013/05-The%20official%20results%20of%20the%20elections.pdf |archivedate=2014-04-13 }}</ref> He also currently holds the position of chairman of the Cambodian Youth Union.<ref name="Soha">{{cite news |title=Hun Many, con út của ông Hun Sen, được bầu làm Phó Thủ tướng Campuchia |url=https://soha.vn/quoc-hoi-campuchia-bau-bo-sung-con-trai-ut-ong-hun-sen-lam-pho-thu-tuong-198240222065800479.htm |access-date=2 July 2025 |work=Soha |date=22 February 2024 |language=vi}}</ref>
== Early life == Many was born on 27 November 1982.<ref>{{cite news |title=សម្តេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន មេដឹកនាំកំពូលកម្ពុជា និងបិតាសន្តិភាព, ជីវប្រវត្តិសង្ខេប |url=https://freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en/localnews/388928-2025-05-24-15-59-45.html |access-date=2 July 2025 |work=Fresh News Asia |date=1 May 2025 |language=Khmer}}</ref> He is the youngest son of Samdech Hun Sen, the former Prime Minister, and his older brother, Hun Manet, is the current Prime Minister as of 2024.<ref name="vo">{{cite news |title=Cambodia National Assembly elects Hun Sen's youngest son as Deputy PM |url=https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/cambodia-national-assembly-elects-hun-sens-youngest-son-as-deputy-pm-1272928.vov |access-date=2 July 2025 |work=THE VOICE OF VIETNAM |date=21 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> He earned a bachelor's degree from Hofstra University in the United States and then a master's degree from the University of Melbourne in Australia.<ref>{{cite news |title=รู้จัก 5 ทายาทของ "ฮุน เซน" ครอบครัวที่ทรงอิทธิพลที่สุดในกัมพูชา |url=https://www.sanook.com/news/9806658/ |access-date=2 July 2025 |work=Sanook |date=24 June 2025 |language=th}}</ref> He also earned another master's degree from the National Defense University again in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Face, Same Old System: Special Report on the Generational Transmission of Power in Cambodia |url=https://wp.aseanmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/APHR_Webview_Generational-Transmission-of-Power-in-Cambodia.pdf |website=wp.aseanmp.org |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>
== Political career == Many was voted in as a Member of the National Assembly of Cambodia for Kampong Speu Province in 2013, a position he held until 2023 when he became minister.<ref name="min" /> In January 2016 he stated that Cambodia should seek closer ties with the United States. He specifically highlighted the fields of counterterrorism and trade.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parameswaran |first1=Prashanth |title=Cambodia's Hun Many Calls for Stronger US Ties |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/01/cambodias-hun-many-calls-for-stronger-us-ties/ |access-date=2 July 2025 |work=The Diplomat |date=21 January 2016}}</ref> In 2023 he became Minister of Civil Service.<ref name="vo" /> The following year, in 2024, he became Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia.<ref name="ap" /> He was voted in with all 120 votes of confidence to serve from 2023 to 2028.<ref name="vo" /> Since then, he has met with the EU Ambassador, Igor Driesmans, to discuss the civil service reforms taking place in Cambodia and met a Chinese delegation led by Li Shulei.<ref name="ce">{{cite web |last1=Hutt |first1=David |title=Cambodia's Hun Many is no mere spare for his PM brother |url=https://ceias.eu/cambodias-hun-many-is-no-mere-spare-for-his-pm-brother/ |website=CEIAS |access-date=2 July 2025 |date=21 February 2024}}</ref>
He also currently holds the position of chairman of the Cambodian Youth Union.<ref name="Soha"/> During his tenure, the UYFC has taken over many of the operations of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports, alongside being chairman of the National Assembly's Commission 7, which oversees the ministry.<ref name="ce" />
== Personal life == He is married to Yim Chhay Lin, the daughter of former Deputy Minister of Rural Development Yim Chhaily.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 November 2020 |title=Cambodia's PM Hun Sen Allocates Portion of Key Lake to Daughter of Land Minister |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/lake-11022020125418.html |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=Radio Free Asia |language=en}}</ref>
== Honours and awards == Many was awarded the Padma Shri by the Republic of India in 2018 for his work in public affairs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards {{!}} Interactive Dashboard |url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Place=Cambodia |website=www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810041118/http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Place=Cambodia |access-date=2 July 2025 | archive-date=10 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{commons category}} {{Cabinet of Cambodia}} {{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Public Affairs}}
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