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Ros Mey was the first president of the People's Republic of Kampuchea, serving from 1979 to 1981. He was born in Kandal, Cambodia, French Indochina, on 30 June 1925. He was educated at the Lycée Sisowath in Phnom Penh and the University of Hanoi. Mey joined the Communist Party of Kampuchea in 1951 and was a member of the Central Committee from 1960 to 1981. He was appointed Minister of Education in 1975 and was a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo from 1976 to 1981. In 1979, Mey was elected President of the People's Republic of Kampuchea. He was responsible for the implementation of the country's new constitution and the establishment of the Supreme People's Court. He also oversaw the establishment of the National Bank of Kampuchea and the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Army. Mey was removed from office in 1981 and was replaced by Heng Samrin. He was subsequently arrested and imprisoned for his involvement in the Khmer Rouge regime. He was released in 1991 and has since lived in retirement. As of 2021, Ros Mey's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.

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Occupation monk; president, Chov Atika Wat Thormikaram temple
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 30 June 1925
Birthday 30 June
Birthplace Kandal, Cambodia, French Indochina
Date of death (2010-12-12) Providence, Rhode Island
Died Place Providence, Rhode Island
Nationality Cambodia

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Ros Mey Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Ros Mey's Wife?

His wife is Saythun Mey (deceased)

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Wife Saythun Mey (deceased)
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Children 7

Ros Mey Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Ros Mey worth at the age of 85 years old? Ros Mey’s income source is mostly from being a successful president. He is from Cambodia. We have estimated Ros Mey's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2010

He died at the temple in Providence on December 12, 2010, at the age of 85.

1993

In 1993, Ros Mey was ordained a Buddhist monk at the Wat Thormikaram temple in Providence, Rhode Island, when he was 62 years old. In 1998, he became Chov Atika & President of the temple.

1982

Mey and his family would ultimately become one of the thousands of Cambodian refugees who would be resettled in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. After a few years living as refugees, he and his family arrived in Rhode Island on February 12, 1982.

1979

Mey and his surviving family managed to escape the country in 1979 and fled to the Khao-I-Dang refugee camp across the border in Thailand.

1975

Mey originally worked as a land surveyor for the Cambodian government until the Khmer Rouge took power in 1975, establishing Democratic Kampuchea.

1945

In 1945, he married Saythun Mey and sired seven children, three boys and four girls.

1925

Ros Mey (June 30, 1925 – December 12, 2010) was a Cambodian-born American Buddhist monk and survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime. Mey was the Chov Atika, or head monk, of Wat Thormikaram, the first ethnic Khmer Buddhist temple in the United States, which is located in Providence, Rhode Island.

Mey was born in Svay Rolom, Kandal in Cambodia on June 30, 1925. He was the fifth child born to Ouch Mey (his father) and Soeum Mon (his mother), having four older sisters and a younger brother.