PHNOM PENH: Hun Neng was born as Hun Long Seng on Sunday, 2 April 1950, in Peam Krao village, Peam Koh Snor commune, Stung Trang district, Kampong Cham province, to a family of farmers. His father was named Hun Neang and his mother, Di Pok. He was the second born among six children, and had three sisters. He married his wife, Leang Reung Chheng, in 1971 and had six children – three daughters and three sons.

As the child of farmers before 1970, he struggled with his studies at Peam Koh Sna Primary School and continued on at Stung Trang Secondary School. He went on to pursue a Master's degree in Economics and Administration in 1997, and also received honorary doctorates from some national and international universities.

During the Khmer Rouge, between 1970 to 1975, he was living in the liberated areas of his homeland and after the country fell under the genocidal regime of Pol Pot, he joined the army of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation. He was also appointed as the director of Kampong Cham Provincial Department in 1979, the Director of the Kampong Cham Provincial Planning Department in 1981, the Governor of Krouch Chhmar District in 1982, and the Governor of Kampong Cham Province in 1984. He became the Governor of Svay Rieng Province in 1999 and returned as the Governor of Kampong Cham Province in 2005. When he retired in 2013, he was nominated and elected as a member of the National Assembly for Kampong Cham Province, and was further elected as a member of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee and the Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee on Interior, National Defense and Public Works, positions he maintained until his passing.

Through his sacrifices for the nation, religion and the King, he was awarded many medals by the King, with the highest medal in the Kingdom of Cambodia being the Chea Tobpaka Class.

Throughout Hun Neng’s life, especially when he came to lead in Kampong Cham and Svay Rieng provinces, he was always engaged in social and humanitarian work under the leadership of the Royal Government and Prime Minister Hun Sen. Through his many activities, he gained the respect of government officials, the armed forces, monks and citizens.