Shong Lue Yang

Creator of the Pahawh Hmong (1929–1971)

Shong Lue Yang (RPA: Yaj Soob Lwj [jâ ʃɔ́ŋ lɨ̂], Pahawh: 𖬌𖬤𖬵 𖬘𖬲𖬞 𖬖𖬲𖬤; 15 September 1929 – February 1971) was a Hmong spiritual leader and creator of the Pahawh script, a semi-syllabary for writing dialects of the Hmong language, as well as the Khmu language. Coming under suspicion by opposing forces, he was assassinated in February 1971, during the Laotian Civil War. It was also rumored that Nao Tong Yang, his brother-in-law, who had killed many people, gave the order to kill Shong Lue Yang due to fear and jealousy.

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