Sim Var
Sim Var (Khmer: ស៊ឹម វ៉ា; 2 February 1906 – 12 October 1989) was a Cambodian politician. He served as Prime Minister of Cambodia from July 1957 to January 1958 and from April to July 1958. Together with Chhean Vam and Ieu Koeus, he co-founded the Democratic Party in April 1946. As a nationalist, Var opposed the French rule over Cambodia and led opposition movements with other nationalists. He was Cambodia's Ambassador to Japan during the 1970s.
Sim Var | |
|---|---|
| ស៊ឹម វ៉ា | |
| Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
| In office 24 April 1958 – 10 July 1958 | |
| Monarch | Norodom Suramarit |
| Preceded by | Penn Nouth |
| Succeeded by | Norodom Sihanouk |
| In office 26 July 1957 – 11 January 1958 | |
| Monarch | Norodom Suramarit |
| Preceded by | Norodom Sihanouk |
| Succeeded by | Ek Yi Oun |
| Cambodian Ambassador to Japan | |
| In office 1970–1974 | |
| Appointed by | Lon Nol |
| Succeeded by | Koun Wick |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1957–1958 | |
| Succeeded by | Penn Nouth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1906 Kampong Cham, Cambodia, French Indochina |
| Died | 12 October 1989 (aged 83) Paris, France |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ma Prakob (m. 1962; div.) Yoko Kawada |
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