Influential member of the Khmer Republic who was assassinated when the Khmer Rouge came into power in 1975. He was a major in the Cambodian military while fighting in the 1970 Cambodian coup attempt.
He studied Criminology in France before joining the military police.
He was linked to the international heroin trade that ran through Cambodia and he used his control over the army to attain a large personal fortune through the sale of weapons.
He is the brother of former Cambodian Prime Minister
He is the younger brother of Lon Nol .
