Choummaly Sayasone
Choummaly Sayasone | |
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ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ | |
Sayasone in 2015 | |
| General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 21 March 2006 – 22 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Khamtai Siphandone (as Chairman) |
| Succeeded by | Bounnhang Vorachith |
| 5th President of Laos | |
| In office 8 June 2006 – 20 April 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Bouasone Bouphavanh Thongsing Thammavong |
| Vice President | Bounnhang Vorachith |
| Preceded by | Khamtai Siphandon |
| Succeeded by | Bounnhang Vorachith |
| 3rd Vice President of Laos | |
| In office 27 March 2001 – 8 June 2006 | |
| President | Khamtai Siphandon |
| Preceded by | Oudom Khattigna |
| Succeeded by | Bounnhang Vorachith |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 15 August 1991 – 27 March 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Bounnhang Vorachith Sisavath Keobounphanh Khamtai Siphandon |
| Preceded by | Khamtai Siphandon |
| Succeeded by | Douangchay Phichit |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1936 Attapeu, French Protectorate of Laos, French Indochina |
| Political party | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse | Keosaychay Sayasone (m. 1993; died 2021) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Laos |
Lieutenant General Choummaly Sayasone (Lao: ຈູມມະລີ ໄຊຍະສອນ; born 6 March 1936) is a Laotian politician who was General Secretary (supreme leader) of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos (head of state) from 2006 to 2016.