Lau Meng Khin
Cambodian senator and businessman
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Oknha Lau Ming Kan (born 1 January 1944,[2] Khmer: ឡៅ ម៉េងឃីន; Chinese: 劉明勤; pinyin: Liú Míngqín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâu Bêng-khîn; also spelt Lau Meng Khin or Lao Meng Khin) is a Cambodian senator and businessman. He owns Pheapimex, a major conglomerate with his wife Choeung Sopheap.[3] The majority of his fortune comes from logging and other sectors, including lucrative joint ventures with Chinese investors.[4]
Lau Meng Khin | |
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ឡៅ ម៉េងឃីន | |
| Senator of Cambodia | |
| Assumed office 2006 | |
| Monarch | Norodom Sihamoni |
| Prime Minister | Hun Sen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1944 (age 82) |
| Citizenship | Cambodia Cyprus |
| Party | Cambodian People's Party[1] |
| Spouse | Choeung Sopheap |
| Children | Lau Vann Lau Sok Huy Lau Yao Zhong |
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Business interests
Meng Khin's businesses have been linked to controversies. He owns Shukaku, which was responsible for forcible land evictions at Boeung Kak lake.[5][6] In February 2007, the Phnom Penh municipality awarded Shukaku with a 99-year lease to fill in and develop the lake, which impacted 4,250 families.[7] His firm Pheapimex owns Cambodia's largest land concession.[5] He was awarded the title of Oknha in 2006.[8]
Personal life
Meng Khin is a Chinese Cambodian of Teochew descent.[9][10] He is married to Choeung Sopheap.[3] They both hold Cypriot citizenship.[3] He has several children, including Lau Vann, "Michelle" Lau Sok Huy, and "Alex" Lau Zhong Yao.[11] Meng Khin's biological son Lau Vann is married to his stepdaughter, Choeung Sokuntheavy.[8]
Meng Khin's family has courted significant scrutiny for their significant wealth, including properties in Australia.[11] The family also has significant business and marriage ties to the children of Hun Sen.[3]