Bun Chanmol

Bun Chanmol (Khmer: ប៊ុណ្ណ ចន្ទ​ម៉ុល) was a Cambodian political activist and writer who was executed by the Khmer Rouge after the fall of Phnom Penh. At the beginning of the third millennium, his best-selling political pamphlet, Charret Khmer (Khmer: ចរិតខ្មែរ, 'The Khmer character'), was "perhaps the most widely read book among Cambodians".

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Bun. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Chanmol.
Bun Chanmol
ប៊ុណ្ណ ចន្ទ​ម៉ុល
Born1921
French Indochina
Died1975
Khmer Republic
Occupation(s)Political activist, writer
Notable workPolitical Prison (1972)
Charret Khmer (1973)
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