Leng Ngeth

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Leng. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ngeth.

Leng Ngeth (Khmer: ឡេង ង៉ែត; 1900 – 1975^{[citation needed]}) was a Cambodian politician who served as the prime minister of Cambodia from January to October 1955.^[1] From 1958 to 1962 he was ambassador in Beijing. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge on the orders of Angkar captured Ngeth by the CPK's forces which was sent by their leaders such as Pol Pot and Khieu Samphan at the dead of night and executed.

Leng Ngeth
ឡេង ង៉ែត
Ngeth in Rangoon, Burma in 1955
Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office 26 January 1955 – 3 October 1955
Monarchs	Norodom Suramarit Norodom Sihanouk
Preceded by	Penn Nouth
Succeeded by	Norodom Sihanouk
Personal details
Born	1900 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
Died	1975 (aged 74–75)[citation needed] Kampuchea
Political party	Democratic Party