Hor Nambora | |
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Ambassador of Cambodia to the United Kingdom | |
In office 2004–2013 | |
Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
Succeeded by | Meas Kim Heng |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 July 1957 |
Nationality | Cambodian |
Political party | Cambodian People's Party |
Profession | Diplomat |
Hor Nambora (or Nam Bora,born 27 July 1957) is the ambassador of Cambodia to the United Kingdom,Ireland,the Nordic countries and Ethiopia as of 2012 [update] . [1] [2] His father is Cambodian diplomat and politician Hor Namhong. [3]
Living as an exile in Paris,Nambora was studying physics and mathematics but earned no any degree. [3] Believing they represented a fresh hope for the war-torn country,Nambora returned to Cambodia where he was immediately interned in a labour camp where his father Hor Namhong served as a chief of Being Trabek Prison. [3] He worked as a researcher at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum from 1980 to 1985 and as director of the Humanitarian Relief Committee in Kompong Som Port from 1986 to 1987. [1] [3] In 1988 he joined the Foreign Ministry and within a few years was appointed to posts in Thailand and then with the United Nations in Geneva. [3]
In 1996 Nambora returned to Cambodia to enter politics,accepting the titles of Under-secretary of State and Foreign Affairs Adviser from prime minister Hun Sen. [3] In 1999 he,with help of his father Hor Namhong,returned to diplomacy when he was appointed ambassador to Australia and New Zealand. [3] Nambora used his position there to improve ties between ASEAN leaders and those countries. [3] In 2004 he was transferred to London when he was appointed ambassador to the United Kingdom,Denmark,Finland,Ireland,Norway and Sweden. [1] He became the first Cambodian ambassador to the United Kingdom since the embassy was abandoned in 1975. [3] In 2011 the ambassadorship to Ethiopia was added to his responsibilities. [1]
In 2002 he was awarded the 'Citizen of Humanity' award by Australia's National Committee on Human Rights Education. [3]
In 2007 he became a Commander of the Royal Order of Cambodia and in 2010 a Grand Officer of the same order. [1]
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