Sophady Heng

Portrait of Sophady   Heng

Dr. Heng Sophady is a Cambodian archaeologist who has been involved in the excavations of prehistoric sites in the Memot region since 2007, and a Rector of the Royal University of Fine Arts (RUFA), Phnom Penh.

Deputy director general for Cultural Heritage at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia, he has also worked at the famous Laang Spean site for the last ten years, uncovering new evidence of the earliest known civilizations in Cambodia.