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A veteran of the People's Public Security Forces with over 40 years of service, Lâm rose through the ranks to become Minister of Public Security in 2016, a position he held until his first election to the presidency in 2024.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"10 July 1957","date":"1957-07-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10831196#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Nghĩa Trụ","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10798860"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10831196#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Vietnam","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q881"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10831196#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10831196#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Communist Party of Vietnam (since 1981)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q427325","start":"1981"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10831196#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10771879"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10831196#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Ngô Phương Ly","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128996661"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10831196#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Vietnam (since 7 April 2026 · BS 24 Chaitra 2082 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q866680","start":"2026-04-07"},{"text":"General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (since 3 August 2024 · BS 18 Shrawan 2081 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q848786","start":"2024-08-03"},{"text":"Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam (since 3 August 2024 · BS 18 Shrawan 2081 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18456009","start":"2024-08-03"},{"text":"President of Vietnam (22 May 2024 – 21 October 2024 · BS 8 Jestha 2081 – 4 Kartik 2081)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q866680","start":"2024-05-22","end":"2024-10-21"},{"text":"Minister of Public Security (9 April 2016 – 22 May 2024)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16481261","start":"2016-04-09","end":"2024-05-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10831196#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of Friendship","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q791135","date":"2021"},{"text":"Glorious Fighter Order","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10769859"},{"text":"For National Security Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10769831"},{"text":"Glorious Fighter Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86008098"},{"text":"Order of José Martí","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1991972"},{"text":"Order of the Friendship of Peoples","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885267"},{"text":"Military Exploit Order","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2610971"},{"text":"Feat Order","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2012395"},{"text":"Royal Order of Sahametrei","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7374649"},{"text":"Order of Friendship","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2360655"},{"text":"Military Exploit Order, 1st degree","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141393677"},{"text":"Military Exploit Order, 3rd degree","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141393921"},{"text":"Dostyk Order of grade I","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18080682"},{"text":"Gold Medal of the Nation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15993786"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10831196#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B4_L%C3%A2m","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10831196"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Tô Lâm born?","a":"Tô Lâm was born on 10 July 1957 in Nghĩa Trụ."},{"q":"What positions has Tô Lâm held?","a":"Positions held by Tô Lâm include: President of Vietnam (since 7 April 2026); General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (since 3 August 2024); Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam (since 3 August 2024); President of Vietnam (2024–2024); Minister of Public Security (2016–2024)."},{"q":"Where did Tô Lâm study?","a":"Tô Lâm was educated at Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics."}],"related":[{"name":"Ho Chi Minh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ho-chi-minh"},{"name":"Nguyễn Phú Trọng","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nguyen-phu-trong"},{"name":"Trường Chinh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/truong-chinh"},{"name":"Nông Đức Mạnh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nong-uc-manh"},{"name":"Lê Duẩn","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/le-duan"},{"name":"Hà Huy Tập","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ha-huy-tap"},{"name":"Lê Khả Phiêu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/le-kha-phieu"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/to-lam-132d0e81a4.jpg","width":500,"height":616,"license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","credit":"Stanislav Krasilnikov","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:To_Lam_May_2025.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Tô Lâm","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B4_L%C3%A2m","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q10831196","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10831196","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: To Lam May 2025.jpg by Stanislav Krasilnikov (CC BY-SA 3.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:To_Lam_May_2025.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Tô Lâm, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: To Lam May 2025.jpg — Stanislav Krasilnikov, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Tô Lâm\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/to-lam. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T08:54:54Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/to-lam","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/to-lam","ne":null}}