Ieng Thirith
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Ieng Thirith Net Worth

Ieng Thirith was born on March 10, 1932 in Cambodia and gained fame as the wife of Ieng Sary, a co-founder of the Khmer Rouge and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Kampuchea's Khmer Rouge regime. In 2007, she and her husband were arrested on suspicion of genocide and crimes against humanity.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day March 10, 1932
Birth Place Cambodia
Age 88 YEARS OLD
Died On Aug 22, 2015 (age 83)
Birth Sign Pisces

💰 Net worth: $8.3 million (2024)

About

Gained fame as the wife of aKhmer Rouge co-founder, Ieng Sary, who was minister of foreign affairs of Democratic Kampuchea's Khmer Rouge regime. She and her husband were arrested on suspicion of genocide and crimes against humanity in 2007.

Before Fame

She studied at the Sorbonne in France and became the first Cambodian to earn a degree in English literature.

Trivia

She was declared unfit to stand trial due to her Alzheimer's disease.

Family Life

She, her sister Khieu Ponnary, her brother in-law Pol Pot and, her husband were known as Cambodia's Gang of Four.

Associated With

Her sister married former Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot.

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