Lao Mong Hay

Lao Mong Hay is a Cambodian political analyst. He won the 2000 Nansen Refugee Award.

Lao Mong Hay
NationalityCambodian
OccupationPolitical analyst
EmployerKhmer Institute of Democracy
MovementKhmer People's National Liberation Front
AwardsNansen Refugee Award (2000)

Personal life

Mong Hay was a refugee in the United Kingdom.[1]

Career

Mong Hay is a Political analyst,[2][3] a professor of political sciences at the University of Toronto,[4] and the executive director of the Khmer Institute of Democracy in Phnom Penh.[1][5] In 2019, he was criticised by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, for what Sen saw the tendency for negative perspectives.[6]

From 1993 to 1994, Mong Hay led the Cambodian Mine Action Center from 1993-94.[7] From 1988 until 1992, he was the Director of the Institute of Public Administration, the Head of the Human Rights Unit at the Khmer People's National Liberation Front and an aide to the KPLNF's leadership.[7]

Mong Hay won the 2000 Nansen Refugee Award [1]

References
  1. "Nansen Medal: winners from four continents". UNHCR. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  2. Nachemson, Andrew. "A new Hun rises: Cambodia's ruling party meets to plot its future". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  3. Hutt, David (2022-01-11). "Rocky road ahead for Hun Sen's succession plan". Asia Times. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  4. "Hello VOA with Dr. Lao Mong Hay - 2003-10-02". VOA. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  5. "Press Freedoms Improving, Lao Mong Hay Says - The Cambodia Daily". english.cambodiadaily.com. 2001-05-04. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  6. "Hun Sen slams political analysts over criticisms - Khmer Times". 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  7. "Lao Mong Hay | Conciliation Resources". www.c-r.org. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
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