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Meas Sophea Biography
Served as Chief of the Royal Cambodian Army and was the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the R.C.A.F.
After civil war broke out, he joined the Cambodian Nation Front Movement Liberation when he was only 16 years-old.
He was one of the commanders primarily responsible for pushing back the Khmer Rouge rebels during the civil war.
He married Chhor Borey in 1980 and had four children.
He is a war hero like James Wolfe.
General Sophea was born in Banieve village, Banieve Commune, Chhouk district, Kampot Province on 9 April 1955. Due to the civil war that ravaged the country (followed by U.S. and South Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia 1970), he joined the Cambodian Nation Front Movement Liberation as a private at age 16.
General Meas Sophea (born 1955) is a senior general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). He is a former Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the R.C.A.F and chief of the Royal Cambodian Army.
In 1980, Sophea married Chhor Borey (born on 9 September 1957 in Vealvong village, Kampong Siem district, Kampong Cham province). The couple have three daughters and a son.
Meas studied at the local elementary school in Banieve. From 1969 to 1970, he was a student at the Chhouk High-School. Due to the civil war in Cambodia, Meas Sophea went to Vietnam to complete his studies between 1975 and 1977, receiving a diploma. He earned his bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, and completed his Ph.D in Military Science at the Military Academy Institute of Da Lat, Vietnam in 2010.
During the July 1997 coup, Meas Sophea was one of the commanders who successfully pushed back the Khmer Rouge guerrillas, and 500 fighters loyal to Prince Norodom Ranariddh, into the borders.
In 1998 he successfully commanded the last counter-attack in Anlong Veng, the last stronghold of the Khmer Rouge forces. This led to the capture of Ta Mok, a top Khmer rouge leader.
He is an honorary member of the TNI special forces Kopassus unit, where he received a Red beret in 2005.
What's Meas Sophea Net Worth 2024
Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Meas Sophea Family
Father's Name | Not Available |
Mother's Name | Not Available |
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