Hun Neng, chairman of the 4th Commission of the National Assembly, has passed away from heart disease at the age of 72 on the afternoon of May 5, according to the Ministry of Information.

Hun Neng is the older brother of Prime Minister Hun Sen, and was a lawmaker for Kampong Cham province.

The ministry said his body will be kept for funeral rites at his residence in Kampong Cham town before a burial ceremony is conducted on May 9.