Say Chhum ( km, សាយ ឈុំ; born 5 February 1945) is a Cambodian politician who has been the president of the

Senate of Cambodia The Senate ( km, ព្រឹទ្ធសភា, ) is the upper house of the Parliament of Cambodia. It is a legislative body composed of 62 members. Fifty-eight of the Senate seats are elected every six years by the commune councillors from ...

since 2015. He was the first vice president of the Senate until June 2015, when he succeeded

Chea Sim Chea Sim ( km, ជា ស៊ីម; 15 November 19328 June 2015) was a Cambodian politician. He was President of the Cambodian People's Party from 1991 to 2015, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia from 1981 to 1998 (Vice President fr ...

upon the latter's death. He served as the Chairman of the Permanent Committee of the Central Committee of the

Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party (CPP), UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; is a Cambodian political party which has ruled Cambodia since 1979. Founded in 1951, it was originally known as the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP)., UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; ...

. He was elected to represent Kampong Speu Province in the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

in 2003. 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. Khy Sovuthy and Mech Dara
"Say Chhum replaces Chea Sim as Senate President"
''The Cambodia Daily'', 10 June 2015. His son,

Say Sam Al Say Sam Al ( km, សាយ សំអាល់; born 15 May 1980) is a Cambodian politician serving as the Minister of Environment since 2013. He is the son of Say Chhum, President of the Senate and Vice President of the Cambodian People's Par ...

, was appointed Minister of the Environment in 2013.

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1945 births People from Kampong Cham province Members of the National Assembly (Cambodia) Members of the Senate (Cambodia) Cambodian People's Party politicians Living people Presidents of the Senate (Cambodia) {{Cambodia-politician-stub