President Quang dies at 62

September 21, 2018 - 12:20

President Trần Đại Quang has passed away from serious illness on Friday morning at the age of 62.

President Trần Đại Quang. - VNA/VNS Photo
Viet Nam News
HÀ NỘI — President Trần Đại Quang passed away due to serious illness on Friday morning at the age of 62.
 
The National Commission of Health Services for Officials announced that President Quang died at 10.05am at the 108 Military Hospital on Friday despite the efforts of both Vietnamese and foreign doctors.
 
The president was born on October 12, 1956 in the northern rural province of Ninh Bình.
 
A career policeman, he enrolled in the People’s Police Academy at the age of 16 and served in the police force throughout his life. He became the Minister of Public Security in 2011 and was elected President of Việt Nam in 2016.
 
His official term was due to end in 2021. 
 
He was also a professor in security science. — VNS
 

Biography of President Trần Đại Quang

 

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