Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang died on Friday after an illness, media reports said. He was 61 years old and died in a military hospital in Hanoi.
The president suffered from “serious illness despite efforts by domestic and international doctors and professors,” Vietnam Television reported.
Though Quang had only ceremonial duties, he was one of the top three leaders of the country. The country is led by the president, prime minister and Communist Party chief.
Quang became the president in April 2016 and had served as the minister of public security before that.
