Ngô Đình Khôi

Ngô Đình Khôi (1885-1945) was the eldest son of Ngô Đình Khả and the older brother of Ngô Đình Diệm, Ngô Đình Nhu, Ngô Đình Cẩn and Ngô Đình Luyện.

In 1930 he was promoted to the governor of Quảng Nam Province. His son Ngô Đình Huân was secretary and interpreter for Yokoyama Masayuki, director of the Japan Institute of Culture in Saigon, and later as Labor Inspector. Because of his Japanese propensity, Ngo Dinh Khoi was forced to retire in 1943 after World War II.

When Japan overtook French Indochina in March 1945, he advised Emperor Bảo Đại not to abdicate, since he had possessed a number of weapons. His son Ngo Dinh Huan also served as a liaison between the Hue court and the imperial court. The Japanese imperialists have assumed that he was attempting to use force against the Viet Minh. In the fall of 1945, he and Ngo Dinh Huan were arrested by the Viet Minh along with Pham Quynh. The Viet Minh cadres scolded him and beat him, saying that he would die with his father. They later buried the both of them alive.