Why did Prime Minister Hun Sen want to change his official date of birth?

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that his current official birth date is April 4, but that is not the correct date of birth, according to the portal Fresh NewS.

Prime Minister Hun Sen also said that after finishing the visit Switzerlandhe would submit a request to the court and once approved by the court, his new official date of birth would be fixed on all the leader’s identity papers, presented to the monarch and communicated to the public. them with foreign friends.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attends the ASEAN-US Special Summit in Washington DC on May 13 AFP

Before, Prime Minister Hun Sen On April 28, he reaffirmed that he would be in power for another 10 years and joked that he would only be in power for so long, even though fortune-tellers said he would live to 101 years old, according to the newspaper. Khmer Times.

“The fortune-tellers say that I will live to 101 years old, but of course I will not be in power until 101 years old, only 10 more years at most,” Prime Minister Hun Sen said. Mr. Hun Sen insists that he can live another 30 years because he was born into a long-lived family.

At the meeting of the Central Committee of the Cambodian People’s Party On December 24, 2021, the party nominated Mr. Hun Sen as prime ministerial candidate for the 2023 elections and elected his son General Hun Manet as a future prime ministerial candidate.