About Ieu Pannakar
Lived 1931 – 2018 (aged 87). Ieu Pannakar was a Cambodian film director and politician.
Ieu Pannakar (; 21 February 1931 – 10 May 2018) was a Cambodian film director and statesman. Among the first Cambodians to study film making, he was one of Cambodia's pioneering film directors. He was a co-founder (with fellow Cambodian director Rithy Panh) of Bophana: The Audio-Visual Resource Center - Cambodia. Pannakar served as honorary president of Bophana's oversight organisation, the , or .
Pannaker served in the Senate of Cambodia, as a nominee of King Norodom Sihamoni.
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Who was Ieu Pannakar?
Cambodian film director and senator (1931-2018)
When was Ieu Pannakar born?
Ieu Pannakar was born on 21 February 1931.
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Ieu Pannakar died on 10 May 2018 in Phnom Penh.
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Ieu Pannakar was a film director and politician.
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Ieu Pannakar was Cambodian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ieu Pannakar. https://biography.guide/ieu-pannakar/
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