Honorific Prefix: | Oknha |
Choeung Sopheap | |
Native Name: | ឈឿង សុភាព |
Native Name Lang: | km |
Birth Place: | Cambodia |
Citizenship: | Cambodia Cyprus |
Organization: | Pheapimex |
Spouse: | Lau Meng Khin |
Children: | Choeung Sokuntheavy Choeung Thean Seng |
Oknha Choeung Sopheap (Central Khmer: ឈឿង សុភាព), also known as Yeay Phu (Central Khmer: យាយភូ;), is a Sino-Cambodian businesswoman. She owns Pheapimex, a major conglomerate with her husband Lau Meng Khin.[1] She was awarded the title of Oknha in 2006.[2] Her businesses have been linked to industrial-scale illegal logging and eviction.[3]
Sopheap is a Chinese Cambodian.[4] She is married to Lau Meng Khin. They both hold Cypriot citizenship. She has several biological children, including Choeung Thean Seng and Cheong Sukuntheavy, who is married to Sopheap's step-son, Lau Vann.[5]
Sopheap's family has courted significant scrutiny for their significant wealth, including properties in Australia.[6] The family also has significant business and marriage ties to the children of Hun Sen.