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Sam Rainsy

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Sam Rainsy is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Sam Rainsy · Сам Раинси · سام رينسي · សម រង្ស៊ី · サム・ランシー · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Sam Raṅsīu				[sources]
Birth date	1949-03-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Phnom Penh				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Cambodia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Rainsy				[sources]
Political association	Cambodian National Rescue Party · National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia · Sam Rainsy Party				[sources]
Website	www.rainsy-sam.com · rainsysam.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q656817				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Cambodia				[sources]
Education	Lycee Sisowath · Lycée Janson-de-Sailly · Sciences Po				[sources]
Religion	pre-sectarian Buddhism				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2023-04-20

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Cambodian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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