Pich Chanmony

Pich Chanmony (Khmer: ពេជ ចន្ទមុន្នី; born 22 January 1980) is a Cambodian pharmacist, public health worker, and businesswoman, who is currently in role of the First Lady of Cambodia also known as the spouse of prime minister Hun Manet. She is also vice president of the Cambodian Red Cross, which is currently headed by her mother-in-law Bun Rany. Pich Chanmony is the daughter of Pich Sophoan, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Labor. Her brother, Pich Aphirak, is married to Lau Sok Huy, who is a member of the family that controls Pheapimex, a vast conglomerate with interests in various sectors across Cambodia. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Health Sciences, Cambodia, in 2002, a Master of Public Health from Boston University in 2003, and a Doctorate in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 2013. Pich Chanmony is involved in the Hun family's extensive business empire, which has accumulated a "vast fortune" with interests in at least 114 domestic companies across key sectors in Cambodia. She is connected to eight companies, notably serving as chairperson of Legend Cinema and G Gear, the exclusive distributor of LG products. According to The Post, Hun Sen has exploited his position as Prime Minister to enable his relatives to gain control over, or significant stakes in, most of the country's major industries. She is known for her humanitarian and social service activities in Cambodia. She holds key positions in several organizations, including vice chairman of the Samdech Techo Voluntary Youth Doctor Association (TYDA), chairwoman of Smile Cambodia, member of the Board of Governors of Operation Smile Cambodia, and chief commissioner of the Girl Guides Association of Cambodia (GGAC).