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Army general Vietnamese: Đại tướng | |
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Country | Vietnam |
Service branch | People's Public Security of Vietnam |
Rank group | General officer |
Formation | September 1, 1959 |
Next lower rank | Colonel General |
Equivalent ranks | Army general |
General of the People's Public Security of Vietnam is the highest rank in the Vietnam People's Public Security with the title of 4 gold stars. According to current Vietnamese law, the President is concurrently the Chairman Council for National Defense and Security conferring, promoting, demoting or stripping this rank.[1]
The rank of General of the People's Public Security of Vietnam was first regulated by Decree 331/TTG dated September 1, 1959, providing for the rank system of the People's Armed Police (now the Vietnam Border Guards).[2]
No. | Name | Lifespan | date of appointment |
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1 | Mai Chí Thọ | 1922 - 2007 | 1989 |
2 | Lê Hồng Anh | 1949 | 2005 |
3 | Trần Đại Quang | 1956 - 2018 | 2012 |
4 | Tô Lâm | 1957 - | 2018 |