Trần Đại Quang Facts for Kids

In this article, the family name is Trần, but is often simplified to Tran in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Quang.

Quick facts for kids His Excellency General Trần Đại Quang
Tran Dai Quang in 2018

9th President of Vietnam
In office 2 April 2016 – 21 September 2018
Prime Minister	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Vice President	Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh
Preceded by	Trương Tấn Sang
Succeeded by	Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (acting) Nguyễn Phú Trọng
President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society
In office 16 August 2017 – 21 September 2018
Preceded by	Trương Tấn Sang
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Member of the National Assembly
In office 22 May 2016 – 21 September 2018
Preceded by	Trương Tấn Sang
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Constituency	Ho Chi Minh City
Minister of Public Security
In office 3 August 2011 – 8 April 2016
Prime Minister	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Preceded by	Lê Hồng Anh
Succeeded by	Tô Lâm
Secretary of the Central Police Party Committee
In office 30 August 2011 – 4 May 2016
Preceded by	Lê Hồng Anh
Succeeded by	Tô Lâm
Head of Central Highlands Steering Committee
In office 3 August 2011 – 31 July 2016
Preceded by	Lê Hồng Anh
Succeeded by	Tô Lâm
Member of the National Assembly
In office 2011–2016
Constituency	Ninh Binh

Personal details
Born	(1956-10-12)12 October 1956 Ninh Bình Province, North Vietnam
Died	21 September 2018(2018-09-21) (aged 61) Hanoi, Vietnam
Resting place	Kim Sơn District, Ninh Binh
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam (1980–2018)
Spouse	Nguyễn Thị Hiền
Children	1
Education	University of Security (BA) Vietnam National University, Hanoi LLB) National Academy of Public Administration, Ho Chi Minh (PhD) (LLD)
Religious	Irreligion
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Vietnam
Branch/service	Vietnam People's Public Security
Years of service	1972–2016
Rank	Police general
Awards	Order of José Martí (2016) Military Exploit Order (2011) Fatherland Defense Order (2011) Feat Order

Trần Đại Quang (12 October 1956 – 21 September 2018) was a Vietnamese politician and former police general who served as the eighth President of Vietnam from 2016 until his death in 2018. After serving for five years as the Minister of Public Security (2011 – 2016), Quang was nominated by his predecessor Trương Tấn Sang to the presidency and was elected to the post by the National Assembly of Vietnam on 2 April 2016. He was one of the country's top leaders and ranked second in the Politburo behind Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the Communist Party General Secretary.

Early life
Political career
Honors
Personal life
Death
Published works
See also

Early life

Trần Đại Quang was born on 12 October 1956 in Ninh Bình Province, in what was then the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. His father worked as a fish catcher in the river, while his mother worked as a banana seller. They had six children, four of them boys. Later his father died. His mother struggled to raise the children. Trần Đại Quang helped his mother in farming. He was well known for hard work, dedication, composure and calm qualities.

Political career

Trần Đại Quang previously served as Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016, Vice Head of Committee on HIV / AIDS Prevention from 2011 to 2014, and President of the Viet Nam Red Cross Society from 2017 to 2018. He was a member of the 12th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in which he was ranked second, after General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Trần Đại Quang joined the Communist Party of Vietnam on 26 July 1980 and became officially party member on 26 July 1981. And from 1997 he became a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and a member of the Central Committee of the party.

At the 12th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in January 2016 Trần Đại Quang was nominated President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and confirmed on 2 April 2016 by the National Assembly of Vietnam. On that day, he succeeded Trương Tấn Sang. On the same day he proposed Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as the new head of government. He died in office on 21 September 2018, from a viral disease, aged 61.

Honors

Vietnam: Fatherland Defense Order (2011)
Vietnam: Military Exploit Order 1st class (2011)
Vietnam: Military Exploit Order 1st class (2015)
Cuba: Order of José Martí (2016)
Laos: Order of National Gold (2017)
Vietnam: Military Exploit Order 2nd class
Vietnam: Military Exploit Order 3rd class
Vietnam: Feat Order 1st class
Vietnam: Feat Order 2nd class
Vietnam: Feat Order 3rd class
Cambodia: Friendship Order 1st class

Personal life

Trần Đại Quang was married to Madam Nguyễn Thị Hiền, who performed ceremonial functions as the de facto First Lady of Vietnam.

Trần Đại Quang was the second son in the family of four brothers Vinh, Quang, Sáng, Tỏ, and two sisters. His youngest brother is Trần Quốc Tỏ, who is the party secretary (governor) for Thái Nguyên Province.

Death

Trần Đại Quang died at the 108 Military Central Hospital on 21 September 2018 in Hanoi from complications of a viral disease at the age of 61 while in office. On 27 September, a state funeral was held in Hanoi, followed by a procession to his home town in Kim Sơn District, Ninh Binh where he was buried. The memorial service was attended by many Vietnamese politicians and foreign dignitaries, including:

Secretary General of the WFTU, George Mavrikos
Secretary General of ASEAN, Lim Jock Hoi
President of Vietnam, Nguyễn Phú Trọng and other top Vietnamese politicians
Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen
Vice President of Laos, Phankham Viphavanh
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Teo Chee Hean
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Chief of Staff to the State Councillor of Myanmar, Thaung Tun
Special Envoy of the President of Indonesia, Ma'ruf Amin
Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Chatchai Sarikulya
Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of China, Zhao Leji
Prime Minister of South Korea, Lee Nak-yeon
Minister of Justice of Japan, Yoko Kamikawa and Secretary General of the LDP, Toshihiro Nikai
Former President of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza
Vice President of the State Duma of Russia, Olga Epifanova
Speaker of the Council of Belarus, Mikhail Myasnikovich
Vice President of Cuba, Roberto Morales Ojeda