PHNOM PENH (XINHUA) – Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Royal Palace Minister Kong Sam Ol died yesterday at the age of 94 due to illness, the country’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said.
“My wife and I are deeply saddened to learn that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Royal Palace Kong Sam Ol passed away on September 2, 2024 at 8.35am local time at the age of 94 due to illness,” Hun Manet said in a condolence message.
The prime minister expressed his deepest sympathy to the bereaved family, saying that the death of Sam Ol was a great loss not only for the family members, but also for the nation.
He added that Sam Ol had always sacrificed his physical and mental energies to safeguard the kingdom’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as the throne and the constitutional monarchy.
Sam Ol had served as minister of the Royal Palace since 1998.
