PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Born on 10 March 1949 in Phnom Penh.
• Father: Sam Sary, Deputy Prime Minister in Prince Norodom Sihanouk's Government in the 1950's.
• Mother: In Em, teacher, first Cambodian woman to have completed high school and past the "Baccalaur�at" exam.
• Married to Tioulong Saumura since 1971, 3 children.
• Left Cambodia for France in 1965 and returned to Cambodia in 1992.

EDUCATION

• Primary school in Phnom Penh, Paris and London.
• High school in Phnom Penh (Lyc�e Descartes and Lyc�e Sisowath) and Paris (Lyc�e Janson de Sailly).
• University degrees in: 
  Business Administration (Master of Business Administration from INSEAD - Fontainebleau - France) - 1980.
  Accounting (Dipl�me d'Etudes Comptables Sup�rieures issued by the French Ministry of Education) - 1979.
  Economics (Ma�trise + Dipl�me d'Etudes Sup�rieures de Sciences Economiques de la Facult� de Droit et des Sciences Economiques de Paris) - 1973.
  Political Science (Dipl�me de l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris) - 1971.

WORKING EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FRANCE

• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DR Gestion, a Paris-based investment company (1988 - 1992).
• Bank Director at Paluel-Marmont, a French bank specialized in financial research and stock investment (1985 - 1988).
• Financial analyst and investment manager with various banks and financial institutions in Paris, including Manufacturers Hanover and Paribas (1971 - 1985).

POLITICAL CAREER IN CAMBODIA

• Member of the FUNCINPEC Movement since its inception (1981).
• Founding member of the FUNCINPEC Party and member of the FUNCINPEC Steering Committee (1992 - 1995).
• Member of the Supreme National Council of Cambodia (1992 - 1993).
• Elected Member of Parliament for Siem Reap province (1993 - 1998).
• Minister of Finance of the Royal Government of Cambodia (1993 - 1994).
• President of the Khmer Nation Party (1995 - 1998).
• President of the Sam Rainsy Party (since 1998).
• Elected Member of Parliament for Kompong Cham province (since 1998).
• Leader of the Opposition (represented in Parliament by 24 National Assembly members and 7 Senators).