Ngo Trong Anh

Ngô Trọng Anh (born 26 November 1926) was a Vietnamese civil servant. Born in Huế, he served in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) administration as Minister of Transportation and Public Works 1965-1966 and as Secretary of State, Founder of the National Supervisory Institute in 1966. He was Vice-President of Van Hanh University in Saigon, 1965-1975.

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Ngô, but is often simplified to Ngo in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Anh.

After being jailed for three years he was under house arrest for six years by the communist government for his anti-communist political activities. With the intervention of the ODP (Orderly Departure Program) he immigrated to the United States in November 1984. Since 1995, he has served as President of the National Security Council and as Chairman of the National Advisory Council of an exiled anti-communist organization known as The Government of Free Vietnam.

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References
  1. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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