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Ieng Thirith

1932 - 2015

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Ieng Thirith (née Khieu; Khmer: អៀង ធីរិទ្ធ; 10 March 1932 – 22 August 2015) was an influential intellectual and politician in the Khmer Rouge, although she was neither a member of the Khmer Rouge Standing Committee nor of the Central Committee. Ieng Thirith was the wife of Ieng Sary, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Kampuchea's Khmer Rouge regime. She served as Minister of Social Affairs from October 1975 until the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979. She was the sister of Khieu Ponnary, who was the first wife of Pol Pot. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ieng Thirith is the 8,000th most popular politician (down from 6,724th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Cambodia (up from 21st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Cambodian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ieng Thirith ranks 8,000 out of 19,576. Before her are Li Keyong, John Spata, Petra Kelly, Thekla, wife of Michael II, Maurice Papon, and Marcus Junius Brutus. After her are Pierce Butler, Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski, Marie Anne Mancini, Venceslau Brás, Muhyiddin Yassin, and Sunjong of Goryeo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Ieng Thirith ranks 145. Before her are Guillermo Mordillo, Marisa Pavan, Dino Sani, Zózimo, Momoko Kōchi, and Christy Brown. After her are Shintaro Ishihara, Gato Barbieri, Amrish Puri, Per Nørgård, Anna Moffo, and Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. Among people deceased in 2015, Ieng Thirith ranks 112. Before her are Dean Smith, Eldar Ryazanov, Philippe Honoré, Jenő Buzánszky, Kemal Monteno, and Jacob Bekenstein. After her are Shigeru Mizuki, André Glucksmann, Franzl Lang, Aldo Ciccolini, John Guillermin, and Magali Noël.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Ieng Thirith ranks 20 out of 40. Before her are Suryavarman II (1095), Norodom Ranariddh (1944), Norodom Suramarit (1896), Sisowath of Cambodia (1840), Ram Khamhaeng (1237), and Ang Duong (1796). After her are Kang Kek Iew (1942), Son Sann (1911), Sisowath Sirik Matak (1914), Haing S. Ngor (1940), Ang Mey (1815), and Khieu Ponnary (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cambodia

Among politicians born in Cambodia, Ieng Thirith ranks 19. Before her are Suryavarman II (1095), Norodom Ranariddh (1944), Norodom Suramarit (1896), Sisowath of Cambodia (1840), Ram Khamhaeng (1237), and Ang Duong (1796). After her are Son Sann (1911), Sisowath Sirik Matak (1914), Ang Mey (1815), Khieu Ponnary (1920), Khuang Aphaiwong (1902), and Penn Nouth (1906).

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