Men Sam An

{{Short description|Cambodian politician}}

{{Family name hatnote|lang=Cambodian|Men|Sam An}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix = Her Excellency

|name = Men Sam An

|native_name = {{nobold|ម៉ែន សំអន}}

|honorific-suffix = MP

|image =

|caption =

|office2 = Minister of National Assembly–Senate Relations and Inspection

|term_start2 = 16 July 2004

|primeminister2 = Hun Sen

|term_end2 = 22 August 2023

|successor2 = Huot Hak

|office3 = Member of Parliament
for Svay Rieng

|term_start3 = 14 June 1993

|term_end3 =

|predecessor3 =

|successor3 =

|office1 = Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia

|term_start1 = 25 September 2008

|term_end1 = 22 August 2023

|primeminister1 = Hun Sen

|predecessor1 =

|successor1 =

|office = Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party

|term_start = 24 December 2021

|term_end =

|predecessor = Hun Sen

|president = Hun Sen

|alongside = Say Chhum, Sar Kheng, Tea Banh, and Hun Manet

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|8|15|df=y}}{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

|birth_place = Sambour, Kratié, Cambodia, French Indochina{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

|party = Cambodian People's Party

|nationality = Cambodian

|allegiance = {{flag|Cambodia}}

|branch = Royal Cambodian Army

|serviceyears = 1970–present{{cite web|url=http://sopheainaction.blogspot.com/2009/02/men-sam-the-first-women-deputy-prime.html |title=Men Sam An, the First Women Deputy Prime Minister |date=25 February 2009 |accessdate=27 August 2014}}

|battles = Cambodian Civil War

|rank = 10px Army general{{Cite web|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501654893/king-promotes-two-supreme-privy-council-members-to-five-star-generals/|title=King promotes two Supreme Privy Council members to five-star generals|work=Khmer Times|date=17 March 2025|accessdate=17 March 2025}}

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Men Sam An ({{langx|km|ម៉ែន សំអន}}, UNGEGN: {{Transliteration|km|Mên Sâm'ân}} {{IPA|km|maen sɑmʔɑːn|}}; born 15 August 1953{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}) is a Cambodian politician. She belongs to the Cambodian People's Party and was elected to represent Svay Rieng Province in the National Assembly in 2003.[http://www.necelect.org.kh/English/ElectionResult/Result_2003/Result_2003.html "Election results"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812052157/http://www.necelect.org.kh/English/ElectionResult/Result_2003/Result_2003.html |date=2011-08-12 }}. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008.

As of 2009, she serves as permanent Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia.http://www.ncpd.gov.kh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=238{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}:.. She is the first female deputy prime minister and four-star general. She joined the army in 1970 during the US-backed Khmer Republic era, beginning her career as military nurse.