BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang will pay a state visit to China from May 11 to 15 and attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
Quang was born on Oct. 12, 1956 in northern Vietnam's Ninh Binh province. Quang holds a doctorate degree and has been conferred the title of professor.
From October 1975 to September 1982, Quang served as an officer at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA)' Political Protection Department One and MoHA's Political Protection Department Two.
He assumed vice head of professional office, under the MoHA's Political Protection Department Two, from September 1982 to June 1987. At the same time from 1981 to 1986, Quang was enrolled at Vietnam's People's Security Academy.
From June 1987 to June 1990, Quang acted as head of advisory office and head of professional office, under the MoHA's Political Protection Department Two. During the period from October 1989 to April 1991, Quang learned high-level political theory in Nguyen Ai Quoc High-ranking Party Institute.
Quang worked as deputy secretary of the security staff provision party committee and deputy head of the security staff provision in the Ministry of Public Security (MPS)'s General Security Department from June 1990 to September 1996.
Quang worked as deputy secretary of the MPS's General Security Department Party Committee and deputy head of the MPS's General Security Department from October 2000 to April 2006.
He became a standing member of the Central Police Party Committee and Deputy Minister of the MPS during April 2006-January 2011 period. Quang was conferred the title of Professor in 2009.
In April 2016, the National Assembly of Vietnam elected Quang as the country's president.
