Hok Lundy
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General Hok Lundy |
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| National Police Commissioner of Cambodia | |
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In office September 1994 – 9 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
Norodom Ranariddh Ung Huot Hun Sen |
| 13th Governor of Phnom Penh | |
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In office 1990–1992 |
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| Preceded by | Thong Khon |
| Succeeded by | Sim Ka |
| Governor of Svay Rieng | |
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In office January 1994 – September 1994 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 February 1950 Bavet, Svay Rieng, Cambodia |
| Died | 9 November 2008 (aged 58) Svay Rieng, Cambodia |
| Political party | Cambodian People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Men Pheakdey |
| Children | 5 |
| Profession | Politician, police |
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| Allegiance |
 Cambodia
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| Service/branch |
Royal Cambodian Army Cambodian Police Force |
| Years of service | 1979–2008 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | 1997 clashes in Cambodia |
Hok Lundy (Khmer: ហុក ឡងឌី) (February 3, 1950 – November 9, 2008), also transliterated as Hok Lundi and Hoc Lundy, was the National Police Commissioner of Cambodia from 1994 to 2008; he had previously been the governor of Svay Rieng Province. He was linked to Hun Sen, the current Prime Minister, whom he met in Vietnam in 1979: during the 1997 military coup, he commanded troops loyal to Hun Sen; as well, his daughter, Hok Chindavy, is married to one of Hun Sen’s sons, Hun Manit.
Hok Lundy was born in Ta Pov village, Bavet commune, Chanthrea District, Svay Rieng Province to a family of Chinese-Vietnamese origin. Hok Lundy's Vietnamese ancestry was often extensively discussed in public circles, and at least one close aide of Hok Lundy, Cheam Yeap confirmed that he had some Vietnamese ancestry and fluent in the Vietnamese language as well.
He spent his early days in his hometown until 1977 when he fled to Vietnam to become a spy for the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation. Hok Lundy returned to Cambodia following the fall of the Khmer Rouge, and served in various executive ranks under the People's Republic of Kampuchea in his home province. In 1990, Hok Lundy became the president of the People’s Committee for Phnom Penh. He served as the governor of Svay Rieng Province for 9 months between January and September 1994, before was appointed as the National Police Commissioner.
In the aftermath of the 1997 coup, Funcinpec officials accused Hok Lundy of ordering the attempted murder of Prime Minister Norodom Ranariddh; that same day, Hok Lundy accused Funcinpec of plotting the assassination of Hun Sen, vice-Prime Minister Sar Kheng, and himself.
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