prime minister

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The same year, the prime minister appointed Chen—who was then 32 years old and spoke only basic Khmer—as an official adviser, a post on the level of a minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Despite mounting warnings about Chen and his Prince Group companies, Hun Sen’s son, Hun Manet, retained Chen as an adviser when he succeeded his father as prime minister in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The prime minister has repeatedly promised everything is being pored over, with countless earnest statements about how no stone will be unturned.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The prime minister visited the Faslane nuclear base for two-and-a-half hours on Saturday after arriving from Paris following the UK-France summit on the Iran crisis.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

She did not know they had renamed kwashiorkor after the British prime minister, but her amusement dissipated when she went to Adanna’s room.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie