Dr Vichheka Khuon is the Director General of Teacher Education and Development and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports (MoEYS). Since 2024, she has also chaired the Association of French Teachers of Cambodia.

Holding a PhD in History and Civilization from Paris Cité University (formerly Paris 7 – Denis Diderot), she also holds a Master’s degree in Comparative History from the same university, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in French from the Department of Francophone Studies at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. She also holds a certificate in Siamese language from INALCO in Paris.

Throughout her career, she has held several key positions within the MoEYS, including as Deputy Head of the History Subcommittee of the MoEYS, Deputy Director General of Education, and then Deputy Director General of Administration and Finance and acting head of Department of Personnel of MoEYS. She oversaw various areas such as teacher education, special and inclusive education, history education, health education, and French education.

Author of several publications, she contributed to the Cambodian education system through history textbooks, studies on ASEAN, Khmer culture, and the heritage of Angkor etc.