Question: Facts: - leader: pol pot - order: president minister of democratic kampuchea of the state presidium of democratic kampuchea prime - successor: post abolished - party: communist party - predecessor: norodom sihanouk - otherparty: sangkum -lrb- 1958-1967 -rrb- - term end: january 7 , 1979 - term start: april 11 , 1976 - name: khieu samphan - image: khieu samphan 2014.jpg - religion: buddhism Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of khieu samphan .
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khieu samphan -lrb- ; born july 27 , 1931 -rrb- is a former cambodian communist politician who was the president of the state presidium of democratic kampuchea -lrb- cambodia -rrb- from 1976 until 1979 .as such , he served as cambodia 's head of state and was one of the most powerful officials in the khmer rouge movement , although pol pot remained the general secretary -lrb- highest official -rrb- in the party .khieu samphan is the second oldest living former khmer rouge leader , alongside nuon chea .on august 7 , 2014 , they were convicted and received life sentences for crimes against humanity during the cambodian genocide .