Age, Biography and Wiki
Chum Mey was born on 1930 in Cambodia, French Indochina, is a Survivor of the Tuol Sleng prison camp. Discover Chum Mey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?
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Motor mechanic, writer |
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94 years old |
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1930 |
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1930 |
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Cambodia, French Indochina |
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Cambodia
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He is a member of famous writer with the age 94 years old group.
Chum Mey Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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7 (4 killed) |
Chum Mey Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chum Mey worth at the age of 94 years old? Chum Mey’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. He is from Cambodia. We have estimated Chum Mey's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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writer |
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Timeline
Chum Mey (ជុំ ម៉ី, Chŭm Mei ; born c. 1930) is one of only seven known adult survivors of the Khmer Rouge imprisonment in the S-21 Tuol Sleng camp, where 20,000 prisoners, mostly Cambodians, were sent for execution.
They met their former captors – guards, interrogators, a doctor and a photographer – many of whom were barely teenagers during the Khmer Rouge era from 1975 to 1979.
Their appearances are in stark contrast to the two former prisoners, who were older during imprisonment and by the time of filming were both elderly men.
Vann Nath, who was made to paint portraits of prisoners, had a full head of white hair.
The guards and interrogators gave a tour of the museum, re-enacting their treatment of the prisoners and daily regimens.
They looked over the prison's detailed records, including photographs, to refresh their memories.
Formerly a motor mechanic working in Phnom Penh, he was taken to the prison on 28 October 1978, accused of being a spy.
His life was only spared because of his ability to repair sewing machines for Pol Pot's soldiers.
In 2003 he appeared in the Rithy Panh documentary S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine along with Cambodian artist Vann Nath where they were reunited and revisited the former prison, now known as the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh.
In 2004, he described the killing of his wife and son:"'First they shot my wife, who was marching in front with the other women,' he said. 'She screamed to me, 'Please run, they are killing me now'. I heard my son crying and then they fired again, killing him. When I sleep, I still see their faces, and every day I still think of them'."Chum Mey later remarried and had six children; three sons and three daughters.
In 2009, he gave evidence at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, the trial of surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime.
At the trial, he stated that "I cry every night. Every time I hear people talk about the Khmer Rouge it reminds me of my wife and children".
He also expressed a desire for former leader Kang Kek Iew to receive life imprisonment, which he did in 2012.
On 9 November 2014, Mey appeared on BBC's The Mekong River with Sue Perkins.
