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Phung Quang Thanh

Military · Politician

Phung Quang Thanh is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Phung Quang Thanh · Phùng Quang Thanh · Фунг Куанг Тхань · فونج كوانج ثانه · フン・クアン・タイン · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Phung Quang Thanh · Фунг Куанг Тхань · ฝุ่ง กวาง ทัญ · フン・クアン・タイン · 冯光青 · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	冯光清 · 馮光青				[sources]
Birth date	1949-02-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Hanoi				[sources]
Death date	2021-09-11				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Vietnam				[sources]
Country	Vietnam				[sources]
Citizenship	Vietnam				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Thanh				[sources]
Last name	Féng · Phùng				[sources]
Website	www.mod.gov.vn				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q485476				[sources]
Position	Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (2001-2006) · Minister of Defence (2006-2016) · National Assembly (member, 2011-2016) · member of the National Assembly of Vietnam				[sources]
Education	Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Vietnamese defense minister (1949–2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-16

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Defence	2006-06-27	2016-04-08
member of the National Assembly of Vietnam	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,151

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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