Ngo Dinh Nhu was the younger brother and chief political advisor of Ngo Dinh Diem.

Ngo Dinh Nhu ran his brother's regime of secret political movements, the Can Lao. He was assassinated, along with his brother, during the 1963 coup. His wife was Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, or Madame Nhu.

See also: South Vietnam -- Vietnam War