Vorn Vet
Vorn Vet | |
|---|---|
វ៉ន វេត | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Economy | |
| In office 1975–1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sok Thuok (សុក ធួក) 1929 French Indochina |
| Died | 1978 (aged 48–49) Democratic Kampuchea |
Vorn Vet (Khmer: វ៉ន វេត; 1929–1978), born Sok Thuok (សុក ធួក), was a Cambodian politician who served as deputy prime minister for the economy of Democratic Kampuchea. He was responsible for appointing Kang Kek Iew to his position as head of Special Security. He was murdered at the S-21 security camp in 1978 after he led an unsuccessful coup d'état in December 1978 against the regime of Pol Pot.