The Kim Son family where the CEO lives with his family: 3 generations of talent, extremely secretive

Son Kim is one of the oldest business families in Vietnam, with a history of more than 70 years of development through 3 generations. The person who laid the foundation for this empire is Mrs. Nguyen Thi Son.

The children of the Son Kim family are all talented, successful, and especially secretive with the media.

1. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Van

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Van is the eldest daughter of Ms. Nguyen Thi Son. Coming from a prestigious family, Ms. Hong Van is not someone who only lives a life of luxury and enjoyment, but soon demonstrated her outstanding business ability inherited from her mother.

Ms. Hong Van's role is clearly demonstrated in the pharmaceutical field. Ms. Van and her husband founded Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Joint Stock Company.

According to the introduction, Nanogen has 4 factories and 1 research and development center in Vietnam with a total area of 73,000m2. Nanogen researches, develops and applies advances in biotechnology in the Asia Pacific region in the production of pharmaceutical ingredients and finished injectable drug.s from recombinant DNA/protein technology.

2. Mr. Nguyen Hoang Tuan

In Ho Chi Minh City, Son Kim Group is famous for developing the high-end real estate segment, with extremely expensive products associated with Chairman Nguyen Hoang Tuan - son of Ms. Nguyen Thi Son.

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Tuan led SonKim Land and achieved many outstanding achievements. In 2015, Mr. Tuan was honored as "Outstanding Real Estate Personality".

Up to now, SonKim Land has had prominent projects such as The 9 Stellars, The Galleria Residence, The Crest Residence, The Opera Residence, Gateway Thao Dien and Serenity Sky Villas.

3. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Trang

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Trang is one of the key members, in charge of many business areas of Son Kim Group.

In the retail sector, Son Kim Group operates the GS25 convenience store chain - a brand from Korea.

In early 2018, GS25 launched in the Vietnamese market, marking a joint venture between GS Retail Group of Korea and Son Kim Group. At the end of 2021, GS25 Vietnam opened its first franchise store.

In March 2025, GS25 expanded its presence in the North by opening 6 stores in Hanoi. GS25 Vietnam has the ambition to open a system of 2,000 stores nationwide after 10 years of operation.

4. Mr. Nguyen Hoang Anh

Born into a family with a long tradition of doing business in the fashion and real estate industries, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Anh has a passion for coffee and pursues the dream of clean coffee. He opened a company that produces clean tea and coffee, not only selling domestically but also exporting to international markets.

5. Mr. Nguyen Hoang Lam

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Lam is Ms. Son's youngest son. Mr. Lam built the Duy Quan Interior brand, specializing in interior design since 2018. The partners with whom the company has established strong relationships include SonKim Land, GS25 Vietnam, Vera fashion...

6. Mr. Ho Nhan

Mr. Ho Nhan is the son-in-law of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Son. Mr. Ho Nhan was born in 1966, in Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City. He has a solid academic background with a PhD from the University of Arizona (USA).

In 2006, he returned to his homeland, starting the journey to build a modern pharmaceutical biotechnology science foundation and achieving many important achievements.

Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Joint Stock Company, under his leadership as Chairman of the Board of Directors, has become one of the pioneers in pharmaceutical biotechnology production in Vietnam. Mr. Ho Nhan is known as the "father" of the Covid-19 vaccine Nanocovax.

Unfortunately, after a period of fightin.g heart disease, Mr. Nhan passed away on May 12, 2025, at the ag.e of 59. The passing of businessman Ho Nhan when the Nanocovax vaccine had not yet been licensed made many people regretful.

The F3 generation of this family is just as talented as their fathers and uncles.

The Dragon-born heiress is on the list of heirs to a trillion-dollar corporation.

Nguyen Khanh Linh is a young lady on the list of heirs of Son Kim Group. Khanh Linh is the youngest daughter of Mr. Nguyen Hoang Tuan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Son Kim Group, and the granddaughter of the founder of Son Kim Group - Ms. Nguyen Thi Son.

Khanh Linh studied at Boston University (USA). Boston University is in the top 50 most famous universities in the US and holds the 40th position (according to the US News & World Report) with a tuition fee of 78,000 USD/year (equivalent to nearly 2 billion/year). And Boston is also a university with investment from Seaedi Corp - a company founded by Khanh Linh's powerful grandmother.

In 2021, her grandmother guided her to study Law, following the International Business Law program of IBLA Institute, and was selected as an assistant to the Board of Directors of Son Kim Group. In recent years, the young lady Khanh Linh has begun to support her family's projects.

"The eldest son" of a trillion-dollar corporation: The 4th generation of the Son Kim Group family

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Son Kim Group, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Tuan has two children: one bo.y and one gir.l. Daughter Nguyen Khanh Linh is the youngest daughter, young master Nguyen Hoang Viet (born in 1995) is his eldest son and also the "least grandson" of the Son Kim family.

The "eldest son" of Son Kim Group also studied at Boston University (USA) with tuition fees of up to 78,000 USD/year. Immediately after graduating, young master Hoang Viet joined the family business in Massachusetts and took over his grandmother's company Seaedi Corp, full name is Southeast Asia Education Investment and Development Joint Stock Company.

Seaedi Corp was established in 2005 and is the investor of Duy Tan Secondary and High School. In addition, Seaedi Corp has also expanded its branches and invested in developing SEAEDI LLC in Massachusetts to help international students in the US with housing and import-export business. Seaedi Corp also invested in Boston University, where Hoang Viet and Khanh Linh studied.

Returning to Vietnam, young master Hoang Viet participated in the group's domestic business activities. He regularly appeared at awar.d ceremonies, participated in project management of Son Kim Group and the company's charity activities.

Currently, young master Nguyen Hoang Viet is still taking over the education sector - a branch in the operation and business system of the Son Kim Group family.

Besides his business, young master Nguyen Hoang Viet has a private life. He was once rumored to be dating an early Hanoi ho.t girl, which caused a stir on social media for a long time, but both remained silent.

Hien Ho lost her career, had difficulty raising her head, and the CEO's wife relied on her for "handling" too much? Minh Lợi10:01:02 14/05/2025The news that businessman Ho Nhan - the father of Nanocovax, the first COVID-19 vaccine researched and clinically tested in Vietnam, passed away due to a serious illness has caused a stir in recent days.