Ing Kantha Phavi

Ing Kantha Phavi is a Cambodian physician, politician, and women's rights advocate who has served as the Minister of Women's Affairs since 2004. In addition to her ministerial duties, she has held leadership roles including Chairwoman of the Cambodian National Council for Women and President of the National Committee for Promotion of Social Morality, Women and Khmer Families Values. Trained as a medical doctor in France with a specialization in nutrition and tropical diseases, she also completed public administration studies at the École Nationale d'Administration and an executive program at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is widely recognized for her leadership in advancing gender equality, anti-violence legislation, and women’s economic empowerment.